Starting to redo my Marlins

Ok, so I decided to mess with the marlin I just redid the stock on.... Went a little different direction. I think my son will think it is kewl when he is old enough and I give him this one....

 

This is what became of my old stock but I wasn't happy with it so I did some other work to it and really didn't like it so I am planning on redoing it again. Along with the 4 other squirrel stocks I have aquired. Not sure if I will actually use the old stock for anything tho.

 

Actually, I did change the old stock alittle and didn't like how it came out. I am going to fix it back to the ghost stock.... some light sanding and another coat of clear and it will look like the pic of the "ghost again". I am planning on doing one of my Squirrels in a very similar fashion, grey on grey with either dark grey or black glazing on the imprints. It will be one of a kind. When I finish redoing the "Ghost" I will post it, then PM me. We can work something out.

 

Spoon.... My avatar is Ricky Bobby, not Will Ferrel. I don't care what his political views are, I just think his characters are funny as hell. I quote "Well, I’m the best there is. Plain and simple, when I wake up in the morning I piss excellence". Now that thar is funny....!!! I feel a change in avatar.... enjoy!! Hehe... I was leaning towards Jacaranda but the Blue was just sleek. I may do another in Jacaranda but a different stock design...

Exhausted... It's a .22lr, not alot of kick/torque. The week spots you hint to are not as weak as you think (unless you drop it from 10 ft or more) as laminates are stonger than most real wood due to it's layering and glues. I am not worried about it cracking, unless like I said.. It gets dropped from a good distance. As for function it is a target shooter, not a hunter or a battle rifle. It is very ergonomic and extremely comfortable to shoulder and the weight is almost perfect (if my stock was 2 inches smaller it would be perfectly center balanced.) Thanks for your concern and your obvious dislike for laminate wood stocks. I am curious, did you have a bad experience with one? Otherwise where do you get your negative info from? I like it.... If I ever have an issue with it cracking I will definitely PM you to let you know you were absolutely right. I have read many reviews and have never heard of any cracking, splitting or breaking. I would be curious if you have any of this info to please forward it to me as I like reading and gathering info for future acquisitions. Happy rifle building!!! Ya'll.....

 

No problem Exhausted... Boyds makes a fantastic stock and like I said, they are strong. The center cut out is both ergonomics and weight loss. I appreciate the respect for my work, still a little more to do to make it PERFECT!!!! Ok, I am alittle obsessive... I wasn't angry nor did I take it as disrespect for my work, I just didn't know where you were coming from about the stock. If you pick one up and hold it you will see, they are very very nice. Hope you get the chance to shoot one.

 

Here you go....