Design Your Gunstock
Start designing your gunstock! Choose the blank you would like from the list below. They are categorized by wood type.
American Black Walnut
Very popular with U.S. production gunmakers, American Black Walnut is the most prevalent stock wood on war-time and military arms from WWI to the present.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“The term is used to differentiate from California walnut varieties, with American Black Walnut growing east of the Rockies. The overwhelming choice by today’s American shooters for their gunstocks, even the lower grades make sturdy useable stocks that perform the purpose; cost does not necessarily make a better stock-it just adds to the beauty and value of the gun. Strong and stiff, with good shock resisting capability.”
Claro Walnut
Claro walnut is black walnut that grows in California. California has a twelve month growing season, unlike states with walnut trees which have severe winters. Claro gives the best bang for the buck: beautiful wood without the exorbitant price.
Claro Walnut
Claro walnut is black walnut that grows in California. California has a twelve month growing season, unlike states with walnut trees which have severe winters. Claro gives the best bang for the buck: beautiful wood without the exorbitant price.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“Pigmentation is notably reddish cast with sharp contrasts of color running from yellow through ocher to tan and purplish-black is solids or streaks throughout the figure. For sheer vibrance and depth of color and figure, no other wood can match Claro.”
English walnut
Without a doubt, English walnut is the finest wood for gunstocks. It is also the most expensive. Most English comes from California. However that supply is slowly dwindling.
English walnut
Without a doubt, English walnut is the finest wood for gunstocks. It is also the most expensive. Most English comes from California. However that supply is slowly dwindling.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“Most custom stockmakers agree that the English is every bit as good as the European and Turkish woods”
Bastogne
Bastogne is a cross between Claro Walnut and English Walnut
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“. . .a hybrid, the result of natural cross-pollination between the English and Claro Walnuts. . . nicknamed ‘Paradox’ walnut, but Bastogne is the most common name used by today’s stockmakers. The resultant tree is like neither parent. . . heavier, denser and stronger than either parent. . . especially suited for the magnum type rifles with heavy recoil. . . most likely the finest gunstock wood in the world available to the custom gunsmith and certainly the scarcest; it is satisfactory for use on the most elegant custom guns.”
Turkish Walnut
Turkish walnut is a walnut variety grown in the harsh climate of Turkey. Known for its hardness, it takes fine checkering well. Unique minerals in the rocky, mountainous soils create the beautiful defined charcoal streaks on a light background that are typical. Traditionally the premier choice for hard recoiling or safari-style rifles, and preferred by London’s finest gun companies for a century or so.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“The parent of all European Walnuts, one of the finest and strongest gunstock woods. It is without question the King of all stock woods.”
Myrtle
Myrtle is a wood that has a lighter colored background but unlike maple it will have a variation of colors like red, black, or brown in the wood.
Myrtle
Myrtle is a wood that has a lighter colored background but unlike maple it will have a variation of colors like red, black, or brown in the wood.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“A hard strong wood. . . found only in a small area of northern california and western Oregon. Takes and excellent polish has a wide range of color from light to dark shades. Popular with many American custom stockmakers since World War II. Light in weight, strong, checkers well, and makes an outstanding stock in color and figure.”
Maple
Here at AI Gunstocks we keep an inventory of highly figured maple stock blanks, predominantly the Bigleaf Maple variety.
From Gunstock Woods And Other Fine Timbers – Virgil Davis
“Noted for being strong, durable and warp free, Bigleaf Maple is finely textured, and native to northwestern coastal regions of the U.S.”
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Laminate
We keep an inventory of beautiful laminate stock blanks, for those who have a tighter budget but still want supreme accuracy.