My first build on a Roy Hunter stock

[Alex Wheeler]

Looking sweet bud!

Thank you Keith!

 

[Chiquita]

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Thank you.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

That Roy is soooooooo talented.
Are you keeping this one for yourself @Alex Wheeler ?

He is. And this is realty a showcase of his work not mine.

 

[Ranger188]

Alex, how does it track?
Does it have a flat forend or rails?

 

[JeffT]

That’s a work of art.

 

[Ccrider]

Wow! Eye candy for sure!

 

[Roy H]

Alex is to modest, he did all inletting sanding and finishing all the stuff I hate, nice Alex

 

[Cigarcop]

Alex is to modest, he did all inletting sanding and finishing all the stuff I hate, nice Alex

Yeah it’s almost like he knows what he’s doing!!! Lol

 

[ebb]

It was so cold that the camera shutter quite working????? I bet it was not that cold in Bradenton.

 

[old_heli_logger]

Oh my!!! I thought Alex only did metal work, I didn't realize he did woodwork too!!! Oh no, should I send him an "Ophir Gold" myrtlewood blank for my upcoming build? Maybe if I send several, I could get a discount...
Awesome work Alex!!!

 

[Boatschool02]

I just finished this one up. I have got to know Roy and was able to get him to make a few blanks for me. (He's not going backing into stock making). I will probably get a hand full of these a year to build on. They are very intricately made. They look like one piece of wood but he has a triangular, tapered, piece of wood he chose for damping properties that runs the full length of the stock that he wraps in carbon fiber. So inside of this blank is a triangular carbon skeleton. I blocked out the stock after bedding and rubbed it with 5 layers of epoxy, blocking between before I took it to get clear coated. I inletted and glued/screwed a Bat Nuevo LR drop port into it and chambered a Kreiger 8tw hv in 6BRA. I did my accuracy work to the action and tuned up a Bix n Andy trigger for it. It was so cold this morning that the shutter on the camera quit so I will be adding some pictures of the carbon underside of the stock as well as the triang

Bravo.
Wish the stocks were available.
The design just screams form following function = practical elegance.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

It was so cold that the camera shutter quite working????? I bet it was not that cold in Bradenton.

Ya, its not fun!

 

[Alex Wheeler]

You have your LRB, but these would fall under the category of a Wheeler - "Special Reserve" like a good whiskey. I would estimate a sell time of less than 1 hour for any posted in the classifieds.

Thats kind of my thoughts, Roy doesnt want to do a lot of these. And I dont blame him.

 

[tom]

You do know that Roy used to climb that tree in his toddler years, and set his little toddler balls on that branch right by your face correct?

Tom

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Heres a picture of the soft wood core and the carbon fiber skeleton as well as the bottom of the forend.

 

[bertoc]

Alex, What a beauty ,can your work possibly get any better?

Bob

 

[B Nettesheim]

Nice work Alex
That’s slick

 

[Belton45]

Very nice. I had a Roy Hunter and should have never sold it….

 

[rhovee]

Does it smell like smoked salmon?

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Very nice! I notice this beautiful rifle sports a Vortex Golden Eagle. Best value in a benchrest scope available. Nice work Alex and Roy. Now continue this with some load development targets.

We have had these on scope checkers and theres enough of them out here that I have confidence in them. The fact that Vortex has a scope checker says it all! Its no surprise they hold zero. Plus they really do a great job helping out on the prize table as well. Vortex is giving a lot of support to the shooters.