Started a new curly maple for my F-Class rig UPDATE JAN.10TH, FINISHED PICS

Ok, need your input

I was thinking about what to do for the buttstock. Last stock had an aluminium bag rider, a 90 deg angle that was riding the ear of the bag. My current bag is a bit high for my taste, however I cannot seem to find a bag low enough.

Does anyone here know if there is a rule in F-T/R that would prevent me from using a benchrest-type front bag, 3 inch wide as a rear bag, and make some sort of flat bag rider ? I read the book and did not see anything against it, but who knows.

Comments ? (disregard the ugly prototype, look at the rear bag idea...)

 
Snowing like crazy outside, so I decided to stay warm in the shop. I used the bandsaw to cut the shape of the forearm, and to make sure it is flat and parallel with the top, I used 2 strips of plywood on both side, then I took the router with a 1 inch flat bit that was a bit out of the router base. I just flatten the wood until the router base touched the 2 strips of plywood.







Then I use the drum sander to sand the grip and trigger area.



And I started to inlet the trigger guard. Used a fostner bit to remove wood, the rest will be done with chisels after the bedding

 
Looks really nice! I've been having some trouble trying to source one for mine, what are you going to use for shaping?

I did some preliminary tests with the sanding disk On a grinder like I did with my laminate stock, it seemed to take material off pretty good but the hard maple wears them down quick
 
Lee Valley sells different cutting heads for use with angle grinders; might last a lot longer than sanding discs.
 
look at the Kutzall Sanding/Carving Discs at Lee Valley. They can take off a lot of material for you and do not wear like an ordinary sanding disc. We use them at work for grinding rubber. It also keeps the material cooler which is a bonus for us.
 
I will check wha they are exactly, I drive by a lee valley everyday after work so I'll check it out. It was fine for the laminate, but not for the maple.

Once I finish my gf's wine rack I can get back to my project.
 
I think a front rest is okay in Canada but not in the USA. Best look up the rules and check. Also look at the weights allowed, you have a potentially heavy stock going there. If you have a jointer you can shape the upper half of the fore end, just take the same passes at the same angles to keep both sides the same.
 
Hi Ian,
I have been looking at photos of Raton and see that bipods are attached at the front of the stocks, even some on a spigot beyond the actual stock.
Can you clarify your comment for me as to the rules of the USA.
The stock being made is for a F-TR class rifle, so the overall weight will be very important as you pointed out
Thanks
 
I believe that the rule from NRA USA is bipod only but in Canada, DCRA, you can use either. But like I said download the rules and read them, things are always changing
 
Globally:

FTR - bipod only

Open - pretty much anything you want but if attached to the rifle, added to overall weight. Most everyone is going to use a pedestal front rest. Very few will use a bipod.

LOTS of sawdust for sure...

Jerry
 
I think I was not clear in my comment. I was asking about using a 3 inch wide bag for the rear, with a flat plate under the buttstock. I will use the MPOD from Mystic Precision as a bipod.
 
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