Would You Like to See These Stocks on The Market?

Would you like to see these stocks on the Market?

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I would be interested, again if the price is right. I hate to put 100.00 into an 100.00 rifle.
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This is your problem. I don't think there are many stocks available for under $100 that are not injection molded or some other flimsy process. THat won't work for a target rifle and you aren't going to be able to produce these anywhere close to the scale of TAPCO. With the adjustable comb and LOP you are looking at $100 of hardware.

I think some olympic medals were won with Mosins, so they can be accurate, but not cheaply.

As a hobby where you are expecting to make $1 an hour this will probably work. I don't think you can make a living off them though. You just can't sell enough at any possible price point IMO.
 
I like your energy, But if you looked for a job as hard as you are working on this you would not be unemployed. :confused:

Some other issues. How are you going to manufature them? CNC machine? Not cheap. Hand make each one? Better be $700+ to make it worth your while. If you really want to make gunstocks then start with a more popular gun. like the REM.700 or SAKO. where people are more willing to throw down money on a custom stock

Your business plan is week. If you want someone to take you serious then fix the business plan.;)

use a 3-D model program. Paint shop is for fifthgraders.

R&D from begged $100 rifle? if you cant afford a few $100 rifles for development then you have other issues.:rolleyes:

Living on your moms or girlfriends dime is not cool while you do this.:eek:

I hope you have good luck. I am not trying to be mean, just a dose of reality.

If this is just a hobby WHILE you look for work........then by all means....:D
 
I like your energy, But if you looked for a job as hard as you are working on this you would not be unemployed.
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Minimal job openings, haven't had a call for an interview yet, thank you.

Some other issues. How are you going to manufature them? CNC machine? Not cheap. Hand make each one? Better be $700+ to make it worth your while. If you really want to make gunstocks then start with a more popular gun. like the REM.700 or SAKO. where people are more willing to throw down money on a custom stock
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I plan on making a duplicator when I DO manage to get a job. What makes it worth my while is the fact that I made the stock, for the rifle I want, and that other people are excited to see it made for the same rifle(s). I'll start with the rifles I want, and can afford. Forget the Remchesters. There IS NO character with them, and I am doing this for a part of the market that isn't as strong, but has a lot of people in it. This is the whole reason I'm doing these for Mausers, K31's, Mosins, etc., because EVERYBODY does them for the Remchesters.

Your business plan is week. If you want someone to take you serious then fix the business plan.
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Not really looking for investors. Mainly doing this for people that would like a stock. I'm not trying to make millions of dollars off of this. Like I said, more of a hobby than anything.

use a 3-D model program. Paint shop is for fifthgraders.
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Working with what I have available. My computer won't support it, it's only a little netbook. So I'm making do. Forgive me if that's a problem, because I've done it all my life.

R&D from begged $100 rifle? if you cant afford a few $100 rifles for development then you have other issues.
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I have a Mosin Nagant. No problem there. I don't want to booger mine up, mainly looking for one that has already been sporterized just for testing purposes. Rifle would be returned, but I decided to let some non-biased people test them for themselves using their own rifles.

Living on your moms or girlfriends dime is not cool while you do this.
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The only thing I'm supported on is food. That's it. My car is parked because I can't afford gas or insurance, I have to find a way to make money for smokes and what not. No money for these has came from the parents, and I'm single, so no girlfriend either.
Not looking to be cool, buddy.

I hope you have good luck. I am not trying to be mean, just a dose of reality.
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I know you're not trying to be mean, and by the above, neither am I. I'm just irritated with nay-sayers, lol. I am fully aware of this reality. Why do you think I'm being honest through production? I'm having a lot of difficulties with what I'm doing, and I have already made some mistakes that I shouldn't have let myself make in the first place, but oh well. You live, you learn. My childhood was cut short early, I know what reality is. It's harsh at times but you gotta keep getting through it. Much like I'm doing now.

If this is just a hobby WHILE you look for work........then by all means....
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It's a hobby I plan on carrying out while working too. :)
 
You are thinking about making them for K31s? I know a few people who might drop $500+ for a good K31 stock.
You still won't make much money, but maybe a little.

Your inputs will be almost nothing as it seems you own/have free access to the tools you need. You just have to accept you are going to be compensated a few dollars an hour for your labor(at best).

Make a GOOD K31 target stock, that you can run through a duplicator pretty quickly, and you might be able to make enough money to pay your mortgage AND buy a can of dinty moore beef stew every day.

I am currently in the unemployed boat. I know it sucks. I had a company all excited to hire me than inform me they hire in "classes" and since they're hiring so few now they aren't having another "class" until June. Trying to see if they can put me in the mail room or something until then. Bouncing from temp work to temp work in the meantime and have spent some time working out of the country(which was fun and I picked up some experience, but I made very little money and probably came closer than I want to think about to getting a Dewalt shave). 17% of people under 30 are unemployed and a whole lot more are "under-employed." Every job I apply to I face people with 10-15 years of experience in the field on top of the education I have. I started leaving indications of my age off my resume and that is when I started getting interviews for serious jobs, but still no luck. I am racking up some pretty good interview experience.

This will likely keep you from going crazy while you look and if the stocks are inletted correctly I don't think you will have trouble selling them for at least the cost of materials, so you won't lose on the deal. I haven't worked in a month straight and now I am starting to go crazy(probably why I am posting here again). Spending $5 on a pack of cigarettes is probably a worse idea than this(and I say probably only to be nice).
 
You are thinking about making them for K31s? I know a few people who might drop $500+ for a good K31 stock.
You still won't make much money, but maybe a little.

Your inputs will be almost nothing as it seems you own/have free access to the tools you need. You just have to accept you are going to be compensated a few dollars an hour for your labor.

Make a GOOD K31 target stock, that you can run through a duplicator pretty quickly, and you might be able to make enough money to pay your mortgage AND buy a can of dinty moore beef stew every day.

I am currently in the unemployed boat. It sucks. I had a company all excited to hire me than inform me they hire in "classes" and since they're hiring so few now they aren't having another "class" until June. Trying to see if they can put me in the mail room or something until then. Bouncing from temp work to temp work in the meantime and have spent some time working out of the country(which was fun and I picked up some experience, but I made very little money and probably came closer than I want to think about to getting a Dewalt shave). 17% of people under 30 are unemployed and a whole lot more are "under-employed." Every job I apply to I face people with 10-15 years of experience in the field on top of the education I have. I started leaving indications of my age off my resume and that is when I started getting interviews for serious jobs, but still no luck. I am racking up some pretty good interview experience.

This will likely keep you from going crazy while you look and if the stocks are inletted correctly I don't think you will have trouble selling them for at least the cost of materials, so you won't lose on the deal. I haven't worked in a month and now I am starting to go crazy(probably why I am posting here again). Spending $5 on a pack of cigarettes is probably a worse idea than this(and I say probably only to be nice).
 
Indeed, but they're helping the sanity at this point. I'm looking for a cheaper alternative for quality. That's why I'm doing what I'm doing. Companies get away with charging so much because we let them...
 
No, they charge so much b/c they can't hire someone for $1 an hour and they have to make huge equipment investments. You aren't paying for equipment, labor, probably no insurance, no real estate costs, no warehousing, probably no marketing, etc.
 
My last was a generalized statement. This is capitalism. Everybody pays something for something, and sometimes it's over-priced. If all services were as cheap as they should be, we wouldn't have high over-head prices.

There are just too many people looking to make a buck off of others. I'm not digging that.
 
Through life, other people will always tell you what you should or should not do. How you should or should not do your job, your hobbies, your marriage, and how you tie your shoes.

What methods or tools he is using are clearly a function of his means. Lay off the guy, he's just trying to stay active while other parts of his life get sorted out. I don't think he came on here to be blasted for his life choices, or lectured about how to get a job or manage his finances. If he wants to make a stock and see how it works, that's his perogative. I am interested to see what he comes up with.

Microsoft started with a few guys in a garage. Dell started with a young man hustling memory cards on the side. Ross Perot was down to his last few hundred bucks before he landed a contract. Every musician who ever sold an album started off learning the names of the notes on a staff. Who says some marine plywood and glue won't be the start something bigger and better.
 
You're going to make k31 stocks??? Do you have even a remote idea of what it takes to make k31 and 1911 long rifle stocks? I sincerely doubt it.
We use our Terrco 2 up machine with specialty jigs for nose and tail made in our machine shop.
All I can say is "the best of luck", and you're going to need more than that.
k31s? :D
 
We use our Terrco 2 up machine with specialty jigs for nose and tail made in our machine shop.
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Considering it was designed in the spring of 1931, I would imagine the first few prototypes were made from blanks with basic wood turning equipment, and finished with hand tools.

A 1-MOA stock could certainly be built by hand, and likely improved to sub-MOA with proper inletting, finishing and bedding (assuming the rest of the gun and the ammo was up to the task).
 
zfk, I do appreciate this:

You're going to make k31 stocks??? Do you have even a remote idea of what it takes to make k31 and 1911 long rifle stocks? I sincerely doubt it.
We use our Terrco 2 up machine with specialty jigs for nose and tail made in our machine shop.
All I can say is "the best of luck", and you're going to need more than that.
k31s?
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Just makes me want to prove you, and all the others who doubt me wrong.

And thank you, booker t.

Here's Part V of the project:

Part V of the build process is here, I did some shaping, cutting, sanding, trimming... the whole she-bang. She's looking pretty good. I took the belt sander and started working on some angles on the hand grip and trigger guard area, then I moved to the dremel and started cutting into the stock for shaping (much like the way a router would) and shaped in the body lines.

Here's a link to the album:

http://s1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/lj-mosinfreak-buck/Project SV98/Project SV 98 Part V/

Here's a link to the album:

http://s1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/lj-mosinfreak-buck/Project SV98/Project SV 98 Part V/
 
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