At the half-way point

[SciGuy]

I have reached the half-way point on my wait for my custom Ginb stock for my TX200HC.  Another 4.5 weeks and this beauty should be in my hands.



In the meantime, I have a Rowan Engineering Hamster and adjustable buttplate waiting for me at the post office.

[Geoff]

She's going to be a pretty one.

[Tomcat]

Great looking stock! 

[silent_airman]

While we are on the subject of stocks, I am thinking that it would be nice to save my good walnut stock for showing my friends and shooting at a range. Are there any composite stocks available for field use? Thinking I could swap stocks depending on what I want to do.

[SciGuy]

While we are on the subject of stocks, I am thinking that it would be nice to save my good walnut stock for showing my friends and shooting at a range. Are there any composite stocks available for field use? Thinking I could swap stocks depending on what I want to do.

Would likely be cheaper to find a takeoff beech stock.  I see these come up for sale now and then.  Never seen a synthetic for the TX.  But keep in mind, walnut stocks are very easy to care for and last a long time.

[silent_airman]

While we are on the subject of stocks, I am thinking that it would be nice to save my good walnut stock for showing my friends and shooting at a range. Are there any composite stocks available for field use? Thinking I could swap stocks depending on what I want to do.

Would likely be cheaper to find a takeoff beech stock.  I see these come up for sale now and then.  Never seen a synthetic for the TX.  But keep in mind, walnut stocks are very easy to care for and last a long time.

That's cool. So what do you condition your stock with? I heard tung oil was good.

[SciGuy]

I use teak oil.  Soaks in the wood and doesn't build up on the surface

[silent_airman]

I use teak oil.  Soaks in the wood and doesn't build up on the surface

Sweet. Does it make the finish shiny? I would like mine shinier than it is. Seems quite dull.

[SciGuy]

Teak oil doesn't get real shiny.  However, once you have a few coats in it, you can use a good paste wax and things shine up nice but without the polyurethane artificial look.

Update on my stock.  I just got an email from Andrea (the stock maker).  Stock will be finished THIS WEEK.  He included a pic of how it looks now.  I am pumped 

[silent_airman]

Teak oil doesn't get real shiny.  However, once you have a few coats in it, you can use a good paste wax and things shine up nice but without the polyurethane artificial look.

Update on my stock.  I just got an email from Andrea (the stock maker).  Stock will be finished THIS WEEK.  He included a pic of how it looks now.  I am pumped 

Sounds like a plan. Congrats on the stock!

[pogo]

would be nice to see your tx now

[SciGuy]

Here you go    Just check out the topic below.

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=51670.msg491453#msg491453