huntingfish
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Quebec City
Howdy folks,
My father just gave me one of his two routers (why he had two is beyond me lol). So I decided to put it to good use and make a stock for my cooey 60 that I'm in the process of restoring.
The first version was horrible. Made out of 2x6 construction lumber. The initial outline of this stock was too long for my liking, so I ended up cutting it in half and then gluing both parts together. It was all crooked and the channel for the barrel wasn't at a constant depth either (didn't use the router that time) so the tubular mag would rub on the wood and it was extremely hard to cycle the bolt. There was also too much weight forward, so I needed a tie-wrap to hold everything together. I wanted to make a tiny stock since I wanted to cut the barrel of the cooey and have a small rifle. But after firing the rifle and seeing she was quite a shooter, I decided it wasn't a good idea to mess around with it. You can see that one on pic #10 and #11.
On to version 2! I learned from my mistakes. I knew I needed a longer stock and needed to use the router so any inlay work would be straight and constant. I initially thought of doing a fullstock version, however the tubular mag was in the way. If I had cut the stock a bit thicker, I might of been able to accomodate the tubular mag in some way while still having a fullstock, but that'll be for the next version. Also, thicker stock would of meant I could of rounded the edges a bit more. For this version, I printed myself a skeletonized (outline only), black & white version of a CZ452FS and used that as a generic shape for the stock. I used 2x8 construction lumber to be able to give a bit more drop to the rear portion of the stock. Cut the shape out with a jigsaw (wish I would of had a scroll or band saw). Unfortunately, the blade does bend a bit, so the cuts weren't perfect. Nothing a little sanding could take care of. I used the router to do the channel for the barrel and tube mag. Did a lot of inlay work with a 1/2" router bit, but I needed a bigger hole. I used a wood chisel to remove the rest. Also used the router to round off all the edges, unfortunately the hole for the takedown screw had a knot through and when I went near it with the router's rounding bit, it exploded into a million pieces...it's a shame, but no biggy.
Sanded everything down and might varnish it before heading out for grouse hunting this weekend. The trigger guard I found (U shaped piece to hold piping in place) is a tad too big, so I might go get a smaller one...
Very happy with the results thus far. Very confortable and stable! Bolt cycles without any snags.
I can't wait to do the hardwood version!
http://picasaweb.google.ca/dpoisson/Restoring22?authkey=Gv1sRgCN-C15Ph3pGzSg#
Fish
Edit: I haven't re-done the bluing yet!
My father just gave me one of his two routers (why he had two is beyond me lol). So I decided to put it to good use and make a stock for my cooey 60 that I'm in the process of restoring.
The first version was horrible. Made out of 2x6 construction lumber. The initial outline of this stock was too long for my liking, so I ended up cutting it in half and then gluing both parts together. It was all crooked and the channel for the barrel wasn't at a constant depth either (didn't use the router that time) so the tubular mag would rub on the wood and it was extremely hard to cycle the bolt. There was also too much weight forward, so I needed a tie-wrap to hold everything together. I wanted to make a tiny stock since I wanted to cut the barrel of the cooey and have a small rifle. But after firing the rifle and seeing she was quite a shooter, I decided it wasn't a good idea to mess around with it. You can see that one on pic #10 and #11.
On to version 2! I learned from my mistakes. I knew I needed a longer stock and needed to use the router so any inlay work would be straight and constant. I initially thought of doing a fullstock version, however the tubular mag was in the way. If I had cut the stock a bit thicker, I might of been able to accomodate the tubular mag in some way while still having a fullstock, but that'll be for the next version. Also, thicker stock would of meant I could of rounded the edges a bit more. For this version, I printed myself a skeletonized (outline only), black & white version of a CZ452FS and used that as a generic shape for the stock. I used 2x8 construction lumber to be able to give a bit more drop to the rear portion of the stock. Cut the shape out with a jigsaw (wish I would of had a scroll or band saw). Unfortunately, the blade does bend a bit, so the cuts weren't perfect. Nothing a little sanding could take care of. I used the router to do the channel for the barrel and tube mag. Did a lot of inlay work with a 1/2" router bit, but I needed a bigger hole. I used a wood chisel to remove the rest. Also used the router to round off all the edges, unfortunately the hole for the takedown screw had a knot through and when I went near it with the router's rounding bit, it exploded into a million pieces...it's a shame, but no biggy.
Sanded everything down and might varnish it before heading out for grouse hunting this weekend. The trigger guard I found (U shaped piece to hold piping in place) is a tad too big, so I might go get a smaller one...
Very happy with the results thus far. Very confortable and stable! Bolt cycles without any snags.
I can't wait to do the hardwood version!
http://picasaweb.google.ca/dpoisson/Restoring22?authkey=Gv1sRgCN-C15Ph3pGzSg#
Fish
Edit: I haven't re-done the bluing yet!
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