Jarrett 450 Rigby build

[skydiver386]

Jay just sent some pictures of stock blanks to choose from. I picked the one on the far left. I usually love dark, dark walnut, but those almost black streaks through that blank say "Africa".

 

[RR 314]

Going to be an awesome build. For a reminder to others, this is going to be on a 550 action.

 

[Louis Toadvine]

Gorgeous wood. My favorites are the far left (nice choice!) and second from right, though they are all beautiful. Congrats.

 

[cmk]

From looking at just this one side of the blanks, I think you made a wise choice. Both of the leftmost ones seem to have the correct grain orientation.

Looking at them purely from an aesthetic point of view, I would probably go for either of the two on the right. But they may not be the best suited for a heavy hitter.

You will have a gorgeous looking rifle.

 

[BeeMaa]

Other than the timber, what else have you specified? LOP, barrel length, sights…etc.

 

[skydiver386]

CZ 550 Safari Magnum Action
450 Rigby caliber
24 inch barrel
14.25 LOP
Barrel band front sling
2X Recoil reducers in the butt stock
10.5 pounds


Have yet to choose sights, checkering, and optics. Leaning towards a Leupold VX5 1-5.

 

[hoytcanon]

From a strength perspective, I think the second from the left is the best chunk for a rifle stock... it is pretty too. I'm sure they will all be nice in the end. The VX-5 is a good choice for scope, they are very nice. Should be a beautiful rifle... will be nice to see it posed with a Cape and 60"+ kudu.