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I recently purchased a Sako Vixen 222 Heavy Barrel and am interested in finishing a custom stock. In 1974 I finished a Fajen stock for a Vixen 222 Sporter and it was a lot of work but it turned out well. As we know Fajen has been out of business for some time. I have been searching the web for providers of semi-inletted stocks and the reviews have been variable, but I am leaning toward Wenig or Richard's Microfit. Any suggestions to point me in the right direction would be appreciated. Many thanks.

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gsprobst- I wish I could point you in the right direction, but my favorite passed away a few months ago. My best advice would be tO post this question in several forums and see what else is available. Wenigs did treat me right the one time I used them, but that was for an older 22 savage pump. years ago.-Don't get in A BIG HURRY. -Misako
 
I do all my stocks and own both Wenigs and Richards Microfit stocks. Comparing Wenigs to Richards is like Rolex to Timex, both will tell you the time. Wenigs is a lot more expensive, Richards has a lot more options. If you haven't done a stock in awhile the Wenigs will be a lot less work, the Richards is like sanding 5 miles of bad road, inletting will be sorta right, customer service non-existent, did I say they were cheaper? I've bought some off of GB that have turned out OK also. A call to either will tell you alot about what to expect.
 
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Google Bose's Guns in Emerson, Nebraska. He'll do about anything you want from duplicated/inletted to a fully finished & checkered stock. One man shop. Does beautiful work. Just takes two things, patience & $$$.
 
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Misako, cmjr and paulsonconstruction. Thanks to each of you for your helpful comments. I did visit the Bose's Guns web site and they appear to be highly skilled. I plan to follow-up with Bose's and Wenig by phone to see what the next steps may be.
Thanks again.
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Good luck with your project. I had very good luck finding stock blanks on Ebay- this after I talked to the people that would do the work on the actual stock to determine what I really needed for my projects. -The fellow up in Emerson NE. looks like a good fit for me to have some work done with some bluing. His prices on stock work seem in line with what I encountered for my two custom Finnwolfs.-Misako
 
I did a matched pair of heavy barrel .222 Rahimaki for a fellow.
It was near impossible to get rough inletted stocks anywhere with long and heavy enough wood but I did find two from a American Custom Gunmakers Guild friend when I was at their Convention. Other than that I suggest Wenegs
 
I know the route I took is really expensive, but after getting nowhere with getting a new stock for my Sako AV, I bought a GRS hybrid rifle stock blank and I am having Long Rifles Inc. inlet it and pillar bed it. I splurged and got the carbon wrapped barrel channel. It was the most I ever spent on my rifle, but the rifle is a special rifle to me so I figured it would be a nice present to myself. Now just a heads up, if you decide to go the route I took, make sure you order a blank, not a pre inlet stock. Long Rifles Inc. prefers to inlet blanks.
 
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