OK,
I know alot of you are shooting Pharr stocks that look awsome(lots of bling). I have a problem, I really like the look of wood and am considering a Pharr stock in wood. What would all of your suggestions be on wood type, what will move less, has light weight, and give me the least amount of trouble when changing from a dry climate like colorado to humid like Louisiana.

Thanks

Kevin

Kevin,

If it's the look of wood you prefer and not the feel of wood, you might consider buying a synthetic Pharr stock and then sending it to these guys.

www.tarjac.com

There are some nice looking wood patterns on the web site.

GTS

Interesting thought. I think I still would like real wood better. I must be getting old or something.

KevinP

How about this one!

Mark Pharr RT/s Maple stock, Reminton 40x, Lilja 23" #5 tite bore with flutes, Marvin Pearson scope mount, Weaver T-36, and a Jewell 2# trigger with bottom safety. The action, rings, and trigger shoe are coated with Brownell's Gun-Kote. Gun comes in 1/2 oz under the 8-1/2lb weight limit.

Paul

stsbuyer wrote:KevinP

How about this one!

Showoff!

All kidding aside, that is one of the nicest rifle's I've seen (and I'm not too much of a wood man myself)! I'd be mighty proud of that one!
That GunKote looks better than I'd imagined it would (as the wheels turn in the little brain.........)

Is that the bolt release on the left of the shroud?? Nice......

WOW, Paul I have seen small pics of your rifle before, however that is wood bling for sure. How are the characteristics of maple in humid conditions. Dang man that is one sexy rifle.

Anyone else have any great looking rifles in wood?

Considering the cost of a Maple blank, Walnut is a more practical choice for a working rifle. But Dang that's pretty!

Kevin,

I live near Houston TX, humidity is 87% right now and that is about average for this area. If the stock in pillar bedded, the barrel floated 100%, and the stock is properly sealed I do not think you will have much of a problem.

BlauBear,

Cost of the blank before carving was $285.00 I think if I had used walnut of an equal grade I would have spent just as much. This was one of those guns that I did not need but wanted. When I first started shooting silhouette in the late 1970's I had two rifles with very nice maple stocks, just wanted one again. I also think you see nice walnut stocked guns all the time. You don't see that may with this quality of maple.


Later, Paul

sobrbiker883 wrote:

stsbuyer wrote:KevinP

How about this one!

Showoff!

All kidding aside, that is one of the nicest rifle's I've seen (and I'm not too much of a wood man myself)! I'd be mighty proud of that one!
That GunKote looks better than I'd imagined it would (as the wheels turn in the little brain.........)

Is that the bolt release on the left of the shroud?? Nice......

Steve,

Yes that is the bolt release to the left of the bolt shroud. Mark Pharr out of Round Rock Texas did all of the work on this rifle. The bolt release is very much like one you would find on a Winchester Model 70. I have this conversion on all but one of my Remington bolt guns.
Thanks, Paul

Point taken, Paul! Good wood is expensive, so to be more precise, for a rifle that will spend time in a gun rack at a Silhouette match, I'd probably use something more functional. Not a pine 2x4, just something that wouldn't leave me bawling over every ding - I get emotional like that sometimes. It would ruin my day if I beat a chicken to death with a stock like yours!

Kevinp,
Did you check out the stock I just had done at Tarjac. Checkout (small bling) ppkny post. You could get just about any wood grain you want on a synthetic stock.
Pete

I'm no expert and it will be easy to get the facts from someone who actually knows. I've always heard that maple is hard as a rock, difficult to work, dense, heavy and quite resistant to humidity.
I think any stock that has been properly dried and then sealed will be fine in a humid climate. Mine do fine in Little Rock (!)
Paul's maple stock is spectacular. If you can't find one like that it would be hard to beat walnut.

WOW, thats all I can come up with, WOW

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that the people that run these matches think nothing of putting those obnoxious stickers on such a beautiful rifle?

I've never seen them stick something on anything other than the scope, and (admittedly unlike most people) I take the stickers off my scope when I get home from the match.