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johnwilliamson062 · May 21, 2008, 09:09 PM

I just bought a Marlin 891t and would like to carve a custom stock for it (yes I understand the rifle does not warrant a custom stock, I just want to practice on it so that I will have some Idea what I am doing before I try on say an M1A)
What type of wood is best? Besides aesthetc. Does it need to be super hard? Do I need to make sure it is the same weight as what I take off to get balance? Could I just put inserts around the butt plate to balance it? Has anyone done this before?
I am not going to try this for a while but want to start getting some info so I have it rolling around in my head for a while.

May 21, 2008, 09:09 PM	#1
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Custom wood stock I just bought a Marlin 891t and would like to carve a custom stock for it (yes I understand the rifle does not warrant a custom stock, I just want to practice on it so that I will have some Idea what I am doing before I try on say an M1A) What type of wood is best? Besides aesthetc. Does it need to be super hard? Do I need to make sure it is the same weight as what I take off to get balance? Could I just put inserts around the butt plate to balance it? Has anyone done this before? I am not going to try this for a while but want to start getting some info so I have it rolling around in my head for a while.