FX DRS New Wood Stock Design Development

[Loren]

I have been working on a new stock for my FX DRS for a while as time as allowed. Getting closer to making wood chips on it. One of my development steps is printing the stock design and checking ergonomics and appearance before I CNC program and cut wood. Because of printer size limits the PLA stock is printed in sections and just glued together. It works for what I need it to do.

CAD model.





















What do you think? Like the lines??

 

[Pumacarl]

It looks really good and practical especially if using a rear bag. I think with the bottom of the butt stock having all that wood that I would put an off-hand notch there to pull in the stock to my shoulder. I am not sure of the actual name for that design feature. Great job as is though, and you get to make it fit yourself perfectly, which is awesome!

 

[PapaT]

Looks absolutely beautiful. Should come out nice.

 

[Pumacarl]

You know, if you use metal pins and epoxy, you would end up with a much more stable shooting platform than doing it in wood. Make both, and use one for bench rest. Really good idea making a 3d model first! Tech is cool.

 

[Loren]

It looks really good and practical especially if using a rear bag. I think with the bottom of the butt stock having all that wood that I would put an off-hand notch there to pull in the stock to my shoulder. I am not sure of the actual name for that design feature. Great job as is though, and you get to make it fit yourself perfectly, which is awesome!

I know what you are talking about for the off hand butt grip. I plan on developing a couple of other designs for this rifle, so maybe in a future design.

Yes, I could 3D print a fully functional CF composite stock and "permanently" bond it together using pins at the joints. I actually have printed pins and holes at the joints for alignment. The tech is really awesome.

 

[Pumacarl]

For a full synthetic you could make the bottom foregrip flat too, so you could just screw on a full length Arca Swiss plate very easily. The world is your oyster with that technology. I am really curious to see your final results. Nice work!

 

[Loren]

For a full synthetic you could make the bottom foregrip flat too, so you could just screw on a full length Arca Swiss plate very easily. The world is your oyster with that technology. I am really curious to see your final results. Nice work!

Thanks,

The forearm is flat and I will inlet and install a flush M-lok panel on the bottom. Then all kinds of things can be mounted to it.

 

[Loren]

I glued this up today for the stock. Walnut, Black, Red, Curly Hard Maple, Red, Black, Walnut.

The black and red are dyed birch. I am hoping it will create a pretty cool stock.



The curly maple has some fabulous figure to it.

 

[PapaT]

It really does, this is going to make a gorgeous stock.

 

[JimT66]

Loren, you ever kicked around the idea of making a stock like that, with the fake mag, for the M1a that's on the market? Even in the printed poly, I bet those would really be hot. You sir, are an airgun artist!

 

[Loren]

Loren, you ever kicked around the idea of making a stock like that, with the fake mag, for the M1a that's on the market? Even in the printed poly, I bet those would really be hot. You sir, are an airgun artist!

Thanks Jim,

You talking about this one?

M1A Underlever Pellet Rifle .22 - Wood Stock

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

 

[JimT66]

Thanks Jim,

You talking about this one?

M1A Underlever Pellet Rifle .22 - Wood Stock

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

Yes sir, that's the one!

 

[Loren]

Hmm....Do you have one?

 

[JimT66]

No, for the simple reason of the way that one is made. I have wanted one for a while, but without the mag, it just looks wrong. Like the 98k pcp, want it too, but it just ain't right looking.

 

[Loren]

Springfields site says it is a wood stock. Probably the most economical thing to do is modify the OEM stock. Inlet it and fit a metal magazine in the inletting or 3D print a nylon magazine. At 9 lbs 11 oz it is as heavy as the PB version.

 

[hameditor]

Maybe this old HAM post would be of interest here Refinishing The Springfield M1A Pellet Rifle Wood Stock

 

[JimT66]

Maybe this old HAM post would be of interest here Refinishing The Springfield M1A Pellet Rifle Wood Stock

Thanks for that Ham! Never seen it before.

 

[Loren]

Maybe this old HAM post would be of interest here Refinishing The Springfield M1A Pellet Rifle Wood Stock

Stephen, Are the actions pretty much all metal on the rifle? I have been tempted by the rifle before, because I have a CF version and a CF M1. How are the iron sights? Do they hold a candle to the CF rifles?

Thanks for sharing!

 

[hameditor]

Stephen, Are the actions pretty much all metal on the rifle? I have been tempted by the rifle before, because I have a CF version and a CF M1. How are the iron sights? Do they hold a candle to the CF rifles?

Thanks for sharing!

Yes most all of this air rifle is manufactured from metal. Dunno about the iron - actually plastic - open sights as I can't use them with my glasses.

 

[PapaT]

M1A is on my shortlist, mod for mag would perfect it.