Ruger No 1 Stock Project

[rookhawk]

The others are correct @Rafiki . For maximum strength, you do not want straight grain through the wrist, you want it to flow through the curve of the wrist gracefully so that the grain does not abruptly come straight out the back of the tang. (a weakness)

Flipping the pattern on the blank would give you ideal grain flow like.

The #1 is a through bolted action so you'll need to hog out a lot of material inside the stock. A lathe would be advised for this task. Because of the through bolt, you cannot cast the stock after manufacture very easily, you really need to carve your cast in during stocking.

 

[Rafiki]

The others are correct @Rafiki . For maximum strength, you do not want straight grain through the wrist, you want it to flow through the curve of the wrist gracefully so that the grain does not abruptly come straight out the back of the tang. (a weakness)

Flipping the pattern on the blank would give you ideal grain flow like.

The #1 is a through bolted action so you'll need to hog out a lot of material inside the stock. A lathe would be advised for this task. Because of the through bolt, you cannot cast the stock after manufacture very easily, you really need to carve your cast in during stocking.

I'll ask the stock ,sker about this.

 

[Brian]

The straight stock/comb and barrel length and weight and muzzle brake on the Ruger #1 that Kootenay Hunter shows will be very nice to shoot. The straight stock/comb make a big difference for recoil on the Ruger #1.

 

[Nevada Mike]

That is a Cecil Fredi blank.

EJ

Sure looks like it.

 

[Nevada Mike]

I'll think about it. I do need to ensure the the little bit of heartwood does not become part of the stock. It doesn't look like a problem from the images but ....


Nice. The shadow-line treatment will be on my new stock; you don't see that often. I'd like to see the rest of it if you have the images.

I will see if I can find more ohotos of the complete rifle. I have a few that were done while it was being built.

Who is going to build the stock?

 

[Rafiki]

I will see if I can find more ohotos of the complete rifle. I have a few that were done while it was being built.

Who is going to build the stock?

Paul Hampton.

 

[Rafiki]

The others are correct @Rafiki . For maximum strength, you do not want straight grain through the wrist, you want it to flow through the curve of the wrist gracefully so that the grain does not abruptly come straight out the back of the tang. (a weakness)

Flipping the pattern on the blank would give you ideal grain flow like.

The #1 is a through bolted action so you'll need to hog out a lot of material inside the stock. A lathe would be advised for this task. Because of the through bolt, you cannot cast the stock after manufacture very easily, you really need to carve your cast in during stocking.

I'm really scratching my head over this. If you look at Nevada Mikes Ruger No 1 it hast straight grain through the wrist, so does my RSM. I'd always heard that a straight grain in this area was preferable, maybe I'm wrong.

I'm going to hypothesize a bit. The tang of the Ruger No 1 is is quit a bit different than that of a bolt, obviously. The receiver is a solid block with a tang both on the top and bottom. The butt stock is fully supported buy the receiver meaning that the entire frontal area of the stock meets the entire rear of the receiver. This i assume that this design will evenly distribute the forces of recoil over a much larger area. This is a heavy recoiling beast however so the stresses are considerable.

 

[Rafiki]

I got an email back from the stock maker, he confirmed what a few of you have said about the grain in the wrist area as laid out on the blank. He apparently works closely with the people that do the rough shaping to ensure that the blank is setup properly "before any sawdust is made". Thanks to those who pointed this out.

 

[Nevada Mike]

Good luck on the build… should be amazing when completed.

 

[txtrout75218]

I'm waiting to see what the finished build looks like at walnut looks like. Lovely piece of English walnut.

 

[Rafiki]

I'm waiting to see what the finished build looks like at walnut looks like. Lovely piece of English walnut.

According to what I've been told it will be about a year to complete. Clock starts now with the blank sent to George at Treebone Carving for rough shaping. George said it will be anywhere from one to three months depending on what has been previously contracted. I need this completed for a October 2026 buffalo hunt so timing may be a tad tight.

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

According to what I've been told it will be about a year to complete. Clock starts now with the blank sent to George at Treebone Carving for rough shaping. George said it will be anywhere from one to three months depending on what has been previously contracted. I need this completed for a October 2026 buffalo hunt so timing may be a tad tight.

Sent it to Doyle Anglin (Dixie Gunworks in Winder, GA). Doyle can do the duplication in about a month or less. He has a Dakota/Don Allen duplicator and is a master at making stocks. You WILL be very happy with his workmanship, and you will not wait a year or more.

EJ

 

[Rafiki]

Sent it to Doyle Anglin (Dixie Gunworks in Winder, GA). Doyle can do the duplication in about a month or less. He has a Dakota/Don Allen duplicator and is a master at making stocks. You WILL be very happy with his workmanship, and you will not wait a year or more.

EJ

I "did the Google" on him. What I found is that he got "the Chinese flu" bad about a year ago and that he is months behind.

Thanks for thinking about it though.

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

I "did the Google" on him. What I found is that he got "the Chinese flu" bad about a year ago and that he is months behind.

Thanks for thinking about it though.

Do not believe everything you read online. Enjoy the year wait time.

EJ

 

[Nevada Mike]

ACTUALLY... with a custom stock cut from a blank by a good stockmaker, a year wait is not bad at all. I have used Gary Goudy, Reto Buehler, and Aaron Little to make stocks for me and the typical wait is about a year. Reto took longer, but he built the entire rifle and it was sourced during the height of Covid... sh!t happens sometimes.