Airforce Texan -The Making of a Custom Wood Stock

Hi,

I bought an A.F. Talon P a while back and after shooting it a bit, decided it needed a stock to hang on to. I picked up a 2.5x12" plank of basswood and laid out a stock, using the gun as a template. Basswood works like Styrofoam, so cutting and shaping went quickly. For finish I used light walnut stain and Varathane as a final finish. The eagle and flag were done with a woodburning pencil before finishing.

Since basswood is very lightweight, the pistol now turned rifle carries easily. I've recently swapped a 24 inch barrel for the original 12 inch tube. One of the great things about the Air Force guns is they are easily customized to the owner's preferences. Now I need to decide what to build with the leftover 12 barrel.

Howard 

Good Job. Looks nice.

Well I got my glue and in a bit I’ll get my boards glued together for the stock adventure.



I need to clean my work area.

Absolutely stunning. Love all the final touches you arrived at. Now you're going to have a full inbox of requests! Lol

Wow! Great work! Turned out perfect. How many hours did it take all in all.

Now that turned out Very Nice, I like it.



How does it feel when you shoulder it ?

Thanks guys! 

lmold...It feels really good in the hand. It is very heavy! Big scope, big long rifle, stock weighs 3 1/2 lbs. It will be perfect for my purpose, which is shooting off a bench.

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That’s the only way I shoot my Texan .357 and .45, off bench and tetherd.

Never did post a pic of the start of my attempt to do a stock.

Loren,

You did a fantastic job of making that "Sleeper" Texan. At first glance it does not even look like a Texan at all! Well done.

Your sewing work is world class also.

GREAT project!!

Can't help it  look at all the HF gear in your shop. 

Also a .60 Plane man after my own heart 



@loren that is some good looking gun furniture

Wow! Great work! Turned out perfect. How many hours did it take all in all.

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A life time of hours!

Not being a wise ass, but I have the spent the last 40 years designing and building things (I'm an engineer), so when you ask how many hours did it take, it is really a very open question. Like how long did it take Pablo Picasso to paint a painting...a couple of hours or .... a life time.

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IMHO Picasso could t paint to save his life...Your stock IS a work of art .

Wow! I really like that it’s one one of a kind. Excellent workmanship, looks great!

Slowly but surely I’m getting closer to outlining mine on my blank Loren. I’m going to go with more of a skeleton butt stock area, kinda on the lines of the Wildcat. I still need to go thru my router bits but I think I have what I need, I’ll probably get the bulk stock cut out tonight on the bandsaw and then go from there. I kinda a have a few things going on so it’s hard to just focus on one thing right now. This is what I’ll cut out of the blank and go from there.

Looks like I’ll get two ruff blanks out of my single blank.