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L461stocking?

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dacutus

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Not sure if this belongs in this forum but thought I would give it a shot (no, no pun intended). I am looking to take a Vixen and restock it into a light varmint of sorts. It has the factory heavy bbl. and is in .222 Rem. Anyone know of anybody making laminated stocks for Sako actions? Doesn't need to be 100% inlet. Just want something that would work as a bench/ groundhog rifle. Any opinions?

Thanks
 
I had good experience with Wenig. They did a semi inlet for my L579 a while back. They used my wood and my old stock for the action/barrel/bottom metal inletting and one of their patterns for the rest. They would have inletted to my barreled action if I had sent it to them. Their website shows their laminates and stock styles but you really need to talk with them. I should mention that they tend to leave plenty of wood, so it is necessary to spend some time with plane and rasp to pare the stock down to the size you want. They will also build in stuff like cast off, cant and palm swell if you want, but these are extra cost. Completion was timely.
Good luck with Richards. My personal experience was such that they would be my choice of last resort, and then only if I lived near their shop in California. (They didn't respond well to my phone calls.) They took over six months to fill my order, they used the wrong wood and wrong pattern, and their inletting cut away too much wood. There would always be large wood-to-metal gaps if that stock were completed. That was 2 or 3 years ago, and they may have improved, as I have seen positive comments on other forums. Also, their price list is competitive.
 
I'm with Wildgoose, Richards is last on my list. Finishing one of their stocks is like sanding 5 miles of bad road. Customer service is non existent and they never meet their lead times. I bought a stock on their seconds list, ie it was already made and sitting on a shelf, took 6 weeks to get. Positive thing is that they inlet for about everything we(Sako owners) want, just don't be in a hurry. Wenigs on the other hand turns out a excellent product and is pretty close to their lead time.
 
I also side with WildGoose. I have had superb work from Wenig in Lincoln, MO, I believe. They do not over-inlet, which is a chronic problem with every other gunstock company I've dealt with. They will also have a vast array of laminated blanks for you to choose from. They're not cheap because they're worth it.
 
I went to Richards Microfit once back in the late 80s. I live in So Cal. Anyway I don't scare easy but something about the dude who at least was running the place at that time really gave me the creeps! I mean this guy was strange, scary strange. I gots the he11 out of there. This dude looked like he just got back from a three state killing spree! Grizz
 
I'm going to step right up and ask a dumb-arse question, why take a Sako varmint calibre gun out of or seriously modify its original stock when it has already made it through who-knows-what and actually would work perfectly well for shootng in the field as is? Converting something new or deficient I can easily understand. I do understand some stocks do get pretty beat up as well.
Sorry to be a distraction from this discussion but I've always wanted to know.
Thank you,
FM
 
With me it's size, shooting a stock Sako is like a youth model. I can't bring myself to add a pad to a clean original so if I'm going to shoot it the factory stock is removed and stored and a custom at around 14.5 LOP is used. Also with the going price of a clean original Varmint stock pushing or exceding 300.00 and if your Sako is ripe for a custom build, ie extra holes, already rebarreled or modified, that 300.00 will buy you something pretty nice.
 
FM,
There's always a certain group of folks who think they can make something even better. I'm not saying it can't be done. I can see saving an original stock from abuse, and carve out a real personal project aiming to get, hypothetically, that perfect set up which they will feel provides the component to make a better shot, or get something more radical like a thumb-hole for a look they are trying to achieve. I don't agree with modifying an original stock, either. Those folks will usually end up online looking for an original when they decide to sell the rifle they vowed they were never going to sell.
My 1 cent worth.
S-A
 
cmjr,
Fitment is also a good reason, and what you suggest is what I would consider the prudent thing to do as well. The economics of it is right on. The matter is just "who" do you go to that will get you the closest for fitment to your action.
Maybe someone from Australia or in Europe can tell us here in the US what kind of options they have, or is the problem the same?
S-A
 
Hello Sako Lovers,
I to had a stock made by " Wenig " for my B.S.A. Regal .222 rem made in 1959. I was very pleased with the result and chose a beautiful piece of Tiger Maple. The only problem was at U.K. Custums, because guess what, U.K. Custums sent the stock back to the U.S.A. and I had to pay again to have it sent back to the U.K ! Also I had to pay V.A.T. [ Value Added Tax ] at 17.5 %. The lesson I learned was NEVER AGAIN.
Best Wishs
Blackjack AKA Mike [ The Limey From England ]
 
blackjack,
I think your customs folks are ex IRS employees from the US :bigsmile3:. That's just not right!
S-A
 
Good, thought-provoking replies and I hope it's still close enough to the original thread this re-stocking thing. Some years back I was whinging to my local gunsmith about my concerns with carrying a particular Sako Deluxe in wet snow during the moose hunt. I hoped he would encourage me to find a composite-stocked stainless model 85 but he simply said these guns were made for difficult conditions, Finland is not the Riviera. He left no doubt that these guns were made to be used and saving them in hopes their investment value would increase was a certain indication of a troubled mind. He's very German and never leaves doubt about how he feels.
I find I've come to agree with him these days.
All the best,
FM
 

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