My newest 30br

[gunsandgunsmithing]

The stocks are very low profile and they do meet the NBRSA group and VFS shooting requirements, and I'll be working on Hunter class stock as soon as the rules change to allow for flat bottom stocks. Currently I'm offering a tall and low profile heavy varmint, and the light varmint in low profiles only.
The stocks are made of a high tempature, engineering grade, carbon fiber material that is very light weight and very stiff. Each stock is 3D printed to fit the desired action, and no additional machining is needed before the action is bonded in which I do here. The weight of the stocks can be tailored by adjusting 3D printing parameters such as percent infill and many others. More weight increases stiffness like any stock, but I have found a material that makes really light weight stocks possible such as the 17.9oz stock shown in the right. I would recomend making the stock 20 - 21oz painted as this makes a great quality stock. The Heavy Varmint tall shown in primer (2nd from right) will be 42 oz and it feels stiff like cement . We have added vibration absorption material internaly to dampen higher order vibration. This along with tall front rails and the very low profile make for improved tracking in the bags.
Thanks for your interest.
Jim Nicolas

I'm liking these a good bit and 3d printing is probably the future of stocks and many other things. It makes me almost glad that Kelblys opted not to sell their molds to me after all. Lol! I wish ya lots of success with these. We definitely need more reasonable options for stocks available, especially short range stocks. I may have missed it but do you have pricing available that you can share here, even ball park?

 

[Timon]

I would really like to know just an “average” type of cost for these stocks. I realize a lot is dependent on the paint work requested, but just a rough range would be great.

Thanks so much

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

@Jim Nicolas more questions. You mentioned that you do the bonding. I’m thinking about barrel swaps and I wouldn’t want to have to unbond then rebond to do that, especially if I needed to send to you for you to do it. With my barrel vise I have to grab my HV barrels down about 2/3 of the way to the muzzle (where the OD is less than an inch). Seems like maybe you could do that with these 3D stocks and just leave them on the action, as long as the stock isn’t interfering with your action wrench (it would not be in the way of my wrench). Any reason not to do this?

Would be really nice for HTR class because of the weight savings, but @P1ZombieKiller just reminded me that the current NBRSA Hunter rules don’t allow the action to be bonded to the stock.

 

[Jim Nicolas]

I would really like to know just an “average” type of cost for these stocks. I realize a lot is dependent on the paint work requested, but just a rough range would be great.

Thanks so much

The stocks are $700 - $900 for a limited time which includes paint or hydro-graphics, inlet, bedding, and bonding the action in. We cannot start on a stock until we receive the action.
Jim Nicolas

 

[AlNyhus]

Jim, I had an opportunity to look at Wes's stock at Raton...very nice.

Since the HTR rules call for a bolt in (no glue ins allowed), what changes will you make in the HTR stocks for fitting pillars? If no changes from the Varmint class glue in stocks, is there any reason pillars couldn't be fitted to a Varmint class stock for a bolt in?

Thanks! -Al

 

[Jim Nicolas]

Jim, I had an opportunity to look at Wes's stock at Raton...very nice.

Since the HTR rules call for a bolt in (no glue ins allowed), what changes will you make in the HTR stocks for fitting pillars? If no changes from the Varmint class glue in stocks, is there any reason pillars couldn't be fitted to a Varmint class stock for a bolt in?

Thanks! -Al

Hi Al,
We should be able to machine or print pillars for the HTR class. We actually 3D model the action and then add clearances for tolerances and adhesive. Our standard procedure (shown below) our stock where the entire action and inlet is printed. It will probably take a couple prototypes to refine this for bolt in mounting.

Weight will need to be carefully controlled. We weigh all the components and look at the weight before starting. We adjust the 3D printed skin thickness and percent infill to bring the weight up to just under the limit. Just like any stock the more base material the stronger the stock.

Jim

 

[AlNyhus]

Thanks, Jim. Could you use an 3D printed action like this Panda for the inletting?

 

[Jim Nicolas]

Al,
That looks very nicely done. The CAD file would be helpful for whenever we do the first panda.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

The stocks are $700 - $900 for a limited time which includes paint or hydro-graphics, inlet, bedding, and bonding the action in. We cannot start on a stock until we receive the action.
Jim Nicolas

Can you offer them with no paint and no bedding. I can typically do that myself.

 

[AlNyhus]

Al,
That looks very nicely done. The CAD file would be helpful for whenever we do the first panda.

Jim, Greg Taylor at GT Accuracy makes those 3D printed action patterns for Pandas, BATs and Bordens. That Panda one saved me a lot of grief. -Al