my gpr

[ryzman]

wow this kit is no joke.

the stock looks ok... but wish there was more wood around the tang area.

 

[wattlebuster]

Looks like its going to have some very pretty grain. Just take your time an you will do fine.

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

Now the fun starts!

 

[ryzman]

I have fitted the tang and barrel and they are pretty close to where i want them. slight barrel spring but well within tolerances of the stock. Everything fits beautifully so far and im going to begin to sand away the cheek rest as it doesnt need to be there in my opinion.

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

I took quite a bit of wood off of my cheek piece also but I didn't go to crazy as I positioned the stock in an aiming and shooting position and noted my cheek,eye and sighting relationship.As you file and sand away on your stock,you will be constantly thinking ahead of what your next move is going to be and how it will look and fit.Making it personal is the fun part of building the kit is what I found.I couldn't have done it without the help of the men on this forum.
Rusty Spur

 

[ebiggs1]

But now, you are the man!

 

[ryzman]

progress... i used multi purpose grease to avoid breaking a screw head off.

and the cheek rest is a thing of the past...

there is still a little extra wood that i will take care of when i do the final sanding of the stock.

 

[ryzman]

i have a pretty substantial gap here... im thinking i have to drill out the factory holes and glue a dowel, then re drill another hole that lines up better.

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

Oh oh,look out,he is on a roll.
Your stock has some nice figure to it.You aren't wasting any time either.Have you found yourself getting up before the rooster yet?
Rusty Spur

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

Thank you ebiggs. It is a good feeling.I've certainly had a lot of support.

 

[ebiggs1]

Boy some of you guys are sure getting pretty wood for your stocks. Mine are not nearly so, I am jealous!

 

[ryzman]

took care of the gap and sanded some more... the wood is real nice

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

Great! you got that looking good.That wood is beautiful.That's going to be a nice looking front stuffer.

 

[ryzman]

trying to keep the thickness of wood equal on both sides of the stock is tricky. it takes lots of work to make it right.
more progress today...

 

[ryzman]

im not sure what to do here... should i leave a little wood on either side of the toe plate or should i sand down flush with the metal?

 

[Bill Hall]

File the side of the toe plate and the wood together, so you end up with a bevel on the toeplate and no little "step" left on the wood. It should end up being a perfect blend. Then you need to sand those two bottom corners their entire length, so the they are parallel. Otherwise, you will have a narrow part by the toe plate, then it will widen out just past that.

Once the toe plate and wood is filed, you can strike a line with a straight edge against the corner of the toe plate. Do the other side and make sure the two lines are straight and parallel. Sand up to the lines with a sanding block, then ckeck to ensure there are no bulges or inconsistancies in the flow. Keep sanding until everything flows from the buttplate to the triggers. You'll need to roll the sanding block as you sand, to make the sides blend in. Sounds complicated, but it will just come naturally when you start sanding. Bill

 

[Pete Gaimari]

I'd copy whatever the real Hawken looked like.

 

[ryzman]

this is what the Lyman is producing. the guy with the camera gives a nice closeup of the toe plate and currently i have something pretty similar.

here is a pic of the toe plate after taking a file and removing wood and metal at the same time to create a tighter, cleaner fit...

its tough to find closeups of an original hawken and i dont know that they even had toe plates... they must have i guess...

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Right or wrong to the original.

It looks good.

 

[ryzman]

getting to work on the area of the lock. love how the fit is tight and clean all around.