AusVarmint

Another vote of thaks to you, Trevort, and total approval of the quality of Geoff's work.
Incidentally, the 'heavy' varmint rifle I'm having built will have one of his stocks on it. It's a Weatherby vanguard-based 416 short magnum!
Blackpete wants to 'borrow' it for a year or two!
the WOOB
ps. killacat!

kjd

Just a thought

Is it possible to generate a list of Australian manufacturers involved in producing rifle bits just like the stocks featured here. So often we tend to look overseas for bits when making a custom rifle when there are many great craftsmen & women producing equally good [and reasonably priced] parts right here in Oz. Could possibly a sticky under "Equipment" or have its own category such as "Australian Producers" or something like that.

Also a listing of good gunsmiths out there. If you have tried to find a gunsmith using the Yellow pages or google, you will know what I mean. I might start picking Shane's brain on a few issues but I would like to get a gunsmith closer to home if possible [East Gippsland].

Trev - great pictorial spread.

A Slee stock I bought about 5 years ago. It came as a rough cut blank and I finished it. Trimmed a bit here and there to suit me, such as length of pull, height of cheek rest etc. Quite a bit of work, but very satisfying.

looks like you did a great job

That is nice! I saw one of his thumbhole stocks on a standard profile barrel Brno ZKW465 .22 Hornet a while back. It really came up a treat and I would like to get one for my Hornet - might have to get on to Geoff when I stop spending money on other stuff.

Thanks guys. The photos do a good job at hiding the scratches!
It wasn't quite a perfect drop in fit, but it was close. I had to remove a little bit for the safety catch. The barrel channel was not quite parallel, and I had to make the bolt removal channel a bit longer and deeper so the bolt wouldn't scratch the stock every time I removed it. No big deal to fix.
The price was good and delivery was fast. I don't remember exactly, but it was less than $200 for the blank. (2002 price)

standard price is still 200 plus GST.

I had him slim down the forend and picked a fancier grade of walnut for mine so paid $330. When Shane gets the barrel and beds it then its going back to Geoff to get finished. he will put some checkering on and I am toying with the idea of the black buffalo horn forend tip

Great stocks. It's refreshing to know that somebody is doing this kinda work other than here in the states.

so he does left handed stocks by the looks of one pic?

i thought of getting a H-S for my 7mmRM remington 700 but they dont look back and cheap aussie to

Here's the laminate I got for my 6mmBR. Currently with Shane and I hope I don't make a mess of it when I get to do the finish. It's the Remington 40XB pattern.

Just seen this post , great info thanks Trev , will be picking up my new varmint Tikka in .204 soon reckon a nice laminated thumbhole stock will do nicely

after what I just saw over the weekend I can see 2 more of Mr Slee's laminates heading this way!

Aww dont tell me that now i cant wait

Did you take any photos over the weekend trev?

you did a great job trevort
wish i didnt live in nsw cause id be knocking on his door to teach me