My New Talon Stock (UPDATED PHOTOS)
Finally got the balls to disassemble the existing grip and trigger guard on my TalonSS… 😯 Nice trigger component cover, WTF, it was like a land mine once the screw was removed, I can’t believe it went back together and still works…
Sketched up two different designs, i’m trying to design the stock to be functional and cool looking. The idea was to make two test stocks out of blue foam to experiment with carving around the fingers and thumb…
Well every hardware store I went into looked at me like I was nuts, it was tough to keep my mouth shut when a ‘know it all’ in Home Depot said there was no such thing… 🙄
So I had some 1/2″ MDF laying around and decided now was the time and glued them together after fitting in the trigger area and the frame rail…
Overall width is 1.5″ from three layers of 1/2″. Spent about 3 hours carving with assortment of chisels, pocket knives and rasps…
I like it so far and even though it is a test stock it may be worthy of being the real thing!!!
The two designs->
Cutouts for internal parts->
Right side overall->
Right side close-up->
Left side close-up->
Probably going to do a black or gray coat of rubber or flat black paint… Trying to get it together for the weekend shoot at the range!
Thanks for looking!
JW
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That looks really nice!!
I want one 😀
Actually it is really simple. It’s just flat black acrylic paint like the stuff found at art stores in a little bottle with a flip top lid… 😉
Synopsys,
I saw this post yesterday. Just a great looking stock….the best.
I usually spend most of my time building RC aircraft…but things have stopped along those lines and will have my (your design) stock on my new SS tonight and start the chopping, carving, sanding and forming in the early morning.
If you have a little time could you give a quick reply as to the method of finishing that you used.
Again, great job
Real nice Synopsys 😀 ……..got yourself a new hobbie i think ! 😀
I’d buy one 🙂
holy hell that thing is bad ass 8)
thats awesome work man
I have already tossed this idea on the bosses table. Unless a very large order is placed, no parts will be made.
The layup would be pretty simple, and the relative cost of material wouldnt be too bad. But the CNC time to build the molds, anodizing ect… add up to big bucks.
Tooling costs are passed to the customer, and I ainta gonna pay for that. LOL
I’m saving that for the ‘next’ one!!! 😆
I was going to inset the bipod into the bottom as well… Didn’t think of the laser, that one you see is a real POS, if you touch it the dot moves out of alignment… 😡
The stock is not all that heavy since a lot of the material was removed for the shape, if I was concerned about the weight I would use Trupan which is lightweight MDF… I always though MDF was supposed to be stable under water, we did some testing and found that a 0.75″ thick piece only expanded .1″ after prolonged soaking… Compare that with particle board which goes to about 2″ from a 0.75″ original thickness…
Hey Riff, what do you think about a 2 part mold and some carbon fiber stocks ala bicycle frames??? I have too many things I want to create out of CF but can’t bring myself to inhale anymore of the dust…
WOK, when you get that next batch ready I will send you some $$ for a WB!
it should come looking like that love how it looks i want one, wonderful job now shoot the shit out of it 😈
WOK, I left enough room to stick a WOKBUT on the end for adjustability. 😉
JW
No problem. That would look great.
Oh, and WTH!! Why didnt you sink your laser into the front of that thing and custom do the switch?
Seeing yours and Riff’s stock I think Im going to have to take the plunge and do one myself. You guys really captured the style of the gun and accented it. Ive worked with MDF so much in my life I could probably shit you a sheet if I drank some glue.
Being as its MDF is it a heavy stock? What did you use to seal the wood? MDF soaks up moisture like a sponge including humidity so you wanna make sure the water has no way to get in or you will hate yourself. Also, when Im making dash and door panels out of the stuff I like to use Bondo(body filler) along with my MDF. You can fill in any scratches or even fill in huge areas if need be.
All I need you to do now is make a fiberglass mold of your stock and start cranking them out so I can be lazy and not do one myself.
I can tell you guys that stock is setup sweet. It’s really nice to shoot the way JW made it. 😀
Outstanding drooling all over the keyboard.
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Synopsys…Grade A work there. I have one question for you can you post some detailed pics of the cutouts you made to get it to fit and did you leave the old trigger guard attached?