Pecatonica River stocks?

[chazz1975]

Has anyone used one of their fullstock replacement stocks for the T/C Hawken? I am contemplating one of these, but I don't have the room or the tools to do a lot of work on a stock (I live in a small apartment). Any pics of these would be greatly appreciated, with some detail of any/all work that you did.

Thanks,
Charley

 

[necchi]

I've got the half stock,,

They are 90% inlet, Which means there is still a significant amount of inletting and plenty of extra wood to come off the stock before it reaches useable shape.
The T/C parts will all fit in but they are far from "drop-in" then just lightly sand, stain and finish the wood.

It can be kitchen table work, but you'll need a few small inletting tools a rasp and lot's of sanding.

 

[Rifleman1776]

It can be kitchen table work, but you'll need a few small inletting tools a rasp and lot's of sanding.

And, an understanding wife. :shocked2: :rotf:

 

[Zonie]

Here is a picture of mine.

As was said, you will need to do a little wood removal so a good sharp 1/4" chisel and a #2 Exacto hobby knife plus a lot of sandpaper is needed.

Many people have found that the biggest benifit of using one of the Pecatonica River TC stocks is the amount of drop at the butt plate.

The regular TC guns only have about 2 inches of drop to the top of the butt plate so the shooter usually finds their neck and head scruntched down like they were shooting a modern scoped rifle.
The PR stock has a 3 inch drop to the top (heel) of the butt plate

With the PR stock, the barrel and sights seem to be much higher so without bending his neck they come readily to the eye.

(By the way, the stock on my rifle is not that red in real life. :grin: )

 

[ebiggs1]

This is what it will look like. The above comments make it sound way easier that it is. :shocked2:
I am a 35 year cabinet maker and I don't think it is easy at all. It's not that it is really all that difficult, it is just a job that requires a high degree of skill and discipline. Otherwise it will look like you did it, well, on your kitchen table. :hmm: I would bet Zonie does not make his there! I certainly do not classify it a kitchen table project. :bow: Although the one in the picture is not a Pecatonica, it is a close representation. Two big issues that need to be addressed by you, are; one, how to fit the barrel channel to your barrel; and two, how are you going to hold the barrel in the barrel channel?
Some of the rest is going to require the use of a drill press.
I would say give it a go but just be forewarned. You never know until you try! I had to throw away my first attempt before anybody saw it. :redface: The world did not end and the Sun came up the next morning. After all it is just a piece of wood, so give it a try. :thumbsup:

This was also my first attempt at making a nose cap. (Actually this was number two nose cap.) They did get better but you gotta start somewhere if you are going to do this hobby. :grin:

 

[Dave Marsh]

Did you leave out the patch box as well? Yours looks really nice. Thanks.

:hatsoff:

 

[rafterob]

Well, you could do it on your kitchen table. I put one together on saw horses and a piece of plywood in my laundry room. "High level of skill" is not needed, but you need to know when to stop before you screw something up. Get some more advice here or from books and then go back at it. A drill press is not necessary, but sure makes some steps a lot less risky.

 

[rafterob]

I had to throw away my first attempt

You really threw away a perfectly good piece of firewood?

 

[msuspartan]

Ebiggs,
What is the stain/sealant that you used? Very attractive colour. What is the wood? Maple? Thanks for any insight.

Cheers, DonK

 

[ebiggs1]

Yes, I did. We don't have the wood stove any more!
How can I put this so it doesn't sound like boasting? But I have a certain reputation in the local area for woodworking and a sloppy looking job on a flintlock rifle would not be my first choice for furthering,and or, maintaining that distinction. I have discarded a lot of wood that others may not have.
Like I said in the grand scheme of things, it's just a piece of wood. The world will still go on.
Everyone should and needs to start somewhere, so I say go for it. Maybe he will find it isn't his cup of tea but maybe he will turn out a fine looking rifle.
As for the kitchen table,................................well that wouldn't be my first choice either!

 

[ebiggs1]

The wood is walnut from a tree I cut about 25 years ago. A local walnut cutter got the rights to an area in the near by Hillsdale Lake project. He “hired” me to help cut trees but I got paid in walnut lumber. :grin:
I am still using it. :thumbsup:
That stock is a pretty close copy of the Pecatonica stock I ruined. :redface: One thing that may have been missed is, you can call Pecatonica and have them do a stock especially for you. :hmm: It will be almost (key word, almost) a drop in if you tell them exactly what you are going to use. They are very nice people. :hatsoff:
I have been using Minwax products in the shop for 35+ years so I tend to stick with what I know. There are no surprises that way. It has red oak stain on first and tung oil finish. There are three coats each burnished in between with 0000 steel wool. I also burnish the stain before the first coat of tung oil finish. You can control, somewhat, the color depth of the stain. Not a HC/PC method and frowned :nono: on by some here but the results are what they are.

 

[Billnpatti]

Yes, an understanding wife is a very important thing to have when doing work inside a small apartment. I had a friend whose wife was astonishingly understanding when she let him rebuild a Volkswagon Bug engine in their apartment. He pulled up the carpet in one bedroom, put down a tarp and went to work. When he was finished, he took the engine out of the apartment and had the carpet put back down. So, as you said, with an understanding wife, he can certainly do a little stock work in his apartment but he had better be good with a vacuum cleaner. I tie flies in my house but I'm good with a vacuum cleaner. :haha:

 

[mjac]

Good information here on Pecatonica stocks. Thanks to all who have posted. I only wish I had known about their product before I purchased a Renegade stock for a ongoing project, I may have gone another direction. Oh well.