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DarylS
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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#284723 - 30/06/16 07:09 AM

Now that you mention it, Gruff- this stock is probably an English/Claro hybrid, what I've heard referred to, as California English.

Both sides pretty much evenly 'patterned'.

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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#284727 - 30/06/16 10:33 AM

That is quite a striking piece of walnut Daryl.

Checkering is not someting I have been able to master and the cost to get someone else here to do it is much higher than I am willing to meet. I have never had any trouble with lack of grip on a propperly shaped stock so that consideration was off the table and having one rifle that had checkering damage from a short trip to the range in a padded carry bag that marred an otherwise nlemish free stock, made me less likely to want it on this one (or any of the other rifles I have built for myself over the years).

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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: DarylS]
#284751 - 01/07/16 03:49 AM

Daryl,

Your stock looks like exceptionally nice Claro walnut to me.

And I thought the Claro/English hybrid was called Bastogne...

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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: redoak]
#284801 - 03/07/16 12:20 PM

That, sir, is sweet! You have every reason to be proud!

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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: mehulkamdar]
#297861 - 26/03/17 10:57 PM

I just re-visited this thread. Great piece for the person thinking to try a stocking project. I did not want it to get past the 1 year search limit, so I am "bringing it back"

VonGruff, did you have the stock checkered?

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Re: a 1916 Erfurt Kar 98a 6.5x57 project [Re: TexasJohn]
#297933 - 27/03/17 03:45 PM

No checkering John, but have blooded it quite satisfactorily on a mob of goats and it lived up to my expectations and more. I have tried checkering but found it to be one of the things that I have to leave to others and as I have never had any problems with grip on an uncheckered stock, I am unlikely to have it done any time soon. I apreciate the visual of checkering but have other things to spend to $500+ on that having it done would cost.

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