Skeletonizing Wood Stocks - Taipan Veteran

+ 1 I bought an extra shorty stock for this express purpose. On the hunt for a competent stock maker and then cerakote.

Look on Utube. ( homemade gunstock copy machine ) Use your old stock to make a nice walnut or maple one. Then modify it to your liking. When through you could copy the new stock for more guns. I have wanted to do this for a long time but I have too many irons in the fire!

I have a Gemini Duplicator and have made about 7 stocks with it. It's pretty decent but there are better ones on the market. I got mine on E-bay at a decent price but they go for $5,000-$7,000 new. There is a cheaper model made by RadarCarve but the rails are not as stable and will need to be reinforced. I think it will work but be sure to read the reviews before you buy. I would look at the Clone 4-D Duplicator which might be the best buy for the qualityt if you can put it together ( looked a little complicated for me). The company is in England. If you can find a TERRCO Duplicator or better yet a Dakota Arms duplicator jump at the opportunity. They both are BIG and HEAVY. You may need either a fork lift or about 5-10 guys to move these things. At Trinidad State Gun Smithing School, I used the Dakota Arms and it is by far the best. It's easy to copy the inletting on a blank stock from Boyds. I am not able to do this on the Gemini. You will probably spend more money on duplicating equipment than buying a custom stock but I am having a lot of fun. Also being left-handed, I am able to purchase a used right-hand rifle and then make a new left-hand stock. I soon will be posting a Curly Maple stock I made for a Falcon FN19 . I think I have about two more coats to go. Here is an example of what I did with my Gemini Carver on a 50 cal muzzle loader. 
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