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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	#52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Dec 5^th, 2015 at 9:02pm	Print Post
	The finish needs some more work but other than that it's done. I'd been packing this piece of wood around for 15 or 20 years and nearly wrecked it once, thinking I might put it on a bolt action. Glad I saved it for a higher calling. 22 rf, BRC barrel 29" long, weighs 12 lb. 9 oz. I think it will shoot but I haven't wrung it out yet. It's hard for me to manage off the bench so I think I'll need to make a muzzle clamp/sled set up to see what the barrel will do. I built it for offhand anyway. Pictures don't begin to show the beauty in the wood. It needs to be viewed in the sunlight to watch the grain dance and shimmer. JS EDIT: Thanks to all of you who posted pictures and sent PM's and emails. It helped me a lot as I tried to get it somewhat right.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #1 - Dec 5^th, 2015 at 9:09pm	Print Post
	That's a beauty! Is it a CPA or original Stevens 52?

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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #2 - Dec 5^th, 2015 at 9:28pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Dec 5^th, 2015 at 9:09pm: That's a beauty! Is it a CPA or original Stevens 52? Thank you! It's a CPA. Thanks to CPA as well for keeping the 44 1/2 alive. JS


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #3 - Dec 5^th, 2015 at 9:37pm	Print Post
	Wow! Just Beautiful

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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Online ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1205 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #4 - Dec 5^th, 2015 at 11:03pm	Print Post
	Nice!!! I like it! JerryH

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #5 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 1:41am	Print Post
	Nice! Really stands out. Begging for checkering. Joe.

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chawk Full Member Offline Posts: 208 Location: Virginia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2014	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #6 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 8:03am	Print Post
	Woah. That is a nice piece of wood. There are lots of beautiful and fantastically figured stocks out there but that one is beautiful and interesting. I love the small knots and figure on the bottom of the buttstock.


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ron Oldtimer Offline Posts: 576 Location: Augusta Maine Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #7 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 8:09am	Print Post
	That is a piece of art, just out of this world. ron


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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1627 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #8 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 4:20pm	Print Post
	Beautiful rifle JS47. I agree with Joe on the checkering. Bob

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #9 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 4:34pm	Print Post
	Cut me a big slice of that fudge cake.


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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #10 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 8:44pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Dec 6^th, 2015 at 1:41am: Nice! Really stands out. Begging for checkering. Joe. Yeah, I know. Trouble is, my last couple of checkering jobs were a real trial. I can't seem to keep my lines (among many other things!) straight any more. My eyes keep crossing. I may give it a try though. The stock does need it. The piece of wood was cut in the 1950's and stayed in a friend's father's gunshop in Montana until '95 or so when I traded for it. The trade was that I stocked a Mauser out of the companion piece for my buddy. I'd hoped that he'd feel obligated for a long time. If he did, he got over it quick. Friends can be like that, especially in gun deals. At least I saved the nicest piece for myself. JS


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: #52 With a Myrtle Wood stock Reply #11 - Dec 6^th, 2015 at 10:54pm	Print Post
	I don't checker anymore. Can still do it but why punish the eyes. Tim Smith Lyon will checker it for you. If I checkered it, would do the classic Stevens pattern and color the panels dark. For me would look fabulous. In either case it's stunning. I'll take a piece of that fudge cake too, please. Joe.

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