DIY tikka stock build

[eLightfoot]

Here is a project I finally finished. Turned a Boyd’s laminate stock into a lightweight wood/composite hybrid on the cheap. Improved ergonomics to my exact liking and weights exactly the same as the plastic factory stock.
Hogged out a bunch of the stock with a router. Reinforced the grip/butt/fore end with carbon arrow shaft. Filled the cavities with a super strong poly urethane foam called Foam it 8 by smoothon. Sanded/shaped the stock. Then coated in a brushable epoxy, made by smoothon. The texture grip is JB weld, dabbed on with a sponge. The paint is duracote

 

[eLightfoot]

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[TxxAgg]

You are handier than a shirt pocket. Nice job!

 

[eLightfoot]

There are a ton more things going on that I failed to take pics of. If anyone has questions I’ll be glad to answer.

 

[eLightfoot]

Also the barreled action and spartan adapter are bedded in marineTex. Still need to cerakote the metal in FDE and this 25-284 is off to the races.

 

[curt514]

How does it shoot? What is the weight difference between the factory stock, unmodified stock, and finished stock?


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[TxxAgg]

What did you texture the grip with?

 

[Ndbowhunter]

I wonder if it would have been better to lay up a layer of glass over the foam and use a lighter foam

 

[eLightfoot]

Stock weighs the same as the plastic factor stock

Grip texture is JB weld

Layer of glass isn’t needed

 

[lyle_destroys]

I like the job weld textured grip idea. I've been sanding down a wood savage stock and couldnt figure out what to do after I took all the checkering off.

 

[slowelk]

This is incredibly cool. How many hours do you have in this project?

 

[eLightfoot]

This is incredibly cool. How many hours do you have in this project?

No sure, I kinda just half heartedly chipped away at it after work for a while last year. I bet if I put 8 hours aside to do another one I could get it done. Aside from waiting on epoxy to dry to recoat and sand. So no matter what it takes a few days of waiting, sanding, recoating. Same with the layers of paint and stencils

 

[Jonathan Hemlock]

Really cool project, thanks for sharing.
Can you explain the technique you used with JB weld to get that texture?

There are a few nice stocks out there that could use this treatment.

 

[woods89]

This would make a great winter project for a stock for my CZ 527. The wheels are turning......

 

[texjitter]

Very cool project. Nicely done!