Everything was sanded, blended, and then relief carved. I'm now applying oil to the pistol portion of the stocks, while I work on the buttstock portion.

Hope you enjoy.

Gary

Hello Gary:

It's so nice to see another Victory pistol so close to the finish line. Excellent work, it looks rich and balanced.

It’s that mahogany?

And as usual, the stock receives most of the admiration and compliments…

Julio

Hello Julio,

Yes - it's going well. I'm carving the buttstock now. That's all shaped and sanded. Drilled for the outrigger. Custom hard buttcap installed.

Since you, my friend, often ask me ... the new meds seem to be helping a bunch. I'm grateful. Working out the schedules, etc. Wierd thing. I just hit a wall at 1:30. Time for another trip to the pharmacy. Feeling improved now. We really are machines. Predictable, to a large degree.

Hey ... grit your teeth. OK ... ready? Don't look Jim ... I ran a moving sanding belt under my thumbnail a while ago. Thank God for super glue!!! hahah.



The buttstock with magic sharpie applied.

Note the hard cap.





OK ... have to make the rest of the mahogany between the lines disappear.

Then, I can tune the action. I've only had the "first fire" celebration. Must get it all "sweeted up".

Gary



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Oh! That’s great Gary, now you draw the pattern on one side of the stock and it transfers to the opposite side. Magic sharpie is the way to go.

The hard buttstock adds a nice touch to this already beautiful air gun.



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Great having these talks with you Julio! I should just e-mail you the pics directly ... and save time!

Hope you enjoy some pics I snapped along the way. Now ... it's Oil, bake, steel wool, clean, oil, repeat. Until complete.



Gary



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Gorgeous.
I suspect Gary is having same weather we are in Roanoke. We were at range on Saturday morning shooting 45's. Had typical SW Va Spring weather. In the span of an hour, we had fog, sun, snow,sun, a downpour and steam rising from everything as the sun cooked it off. Fantastic!
Shooting left handed for a while. Shoulder surgery last week! The road to recovery....I hope!

hjh

Hello Hugh,

Stars are aligning. Weather has moderated here - just today. AND, more important ... I'm feeling much better. Last couple of weeks has been a mess of weather, appts, surgical proceedures. Seems to be yielding benefits now. We will have to co-ordinate for you to snag your gun.

Hey ... look what just walked into the office!



Our Son is home from Korea. After this tour, he's being stationed in Florida. For the next few days ... he and his wife are in Fla. looking for a home to rent. The family will be moving before he gets back. The boys (Caden - and twins Chance and Bryce) are here for a few. Lots of tooth brush action going on here. hahah.

Gary

I'm not sure which looks better: the stock or the grand kids!
If you can get them whittling like they move those tooth brushes, they'll be making your stocks for you in no time....

Man that stock is beautiful GB. I really like the lines on that stocks forearm and rear end. Very nice.

Wow . . . you polished that action so well it's almost see-through!

Looks nice . . . will be neat to see it all back together with the outrigger etc.

-- Jim

Gary,

Heel cap is a nice touch.

Lon

I feel it again! More anticipation in the force! The Victory is coming together very nicely, it's going to be another great gun.