Not much time to tinker lately but I free floated and glass bedded and camoed my Ruger target grey in 220 swift in a Hogue overmold stock this week. I will be doing this to my CZ in 204 soon. I have painted all my archery equipment in a similar fashion in years past.
I like the looks and performance of the laminated stock with sandbags on the bench but the stock is hard to hold onto and feels like a slippery club as well as doesn't lend itself to use on shooting sticks in the field. I seriously considered taking a rasp to the laminated stock but opted for the less radical $85.00 overmold stock instead. The narrower rubber grip surface of the hogue stock fits and grips the hands better. There are aluminum pillars built into this stock already. I had to do some inletting with a dremel for the larger target barrel since this stock was designed for a standard contour. The action must have been shifting some since the stringing of groups has now stopped after the glass bedding the lug and rear tang.
Cut out oak leaf pattern with scissors out of heavy paper for a stencil.
I normally would paint barrel and all but didn't feel the need with the dull gray.
I have already camoed several shotguns (10 & 12 Ga.)for predator calling this same way. They blend in well in the field.
LilCal
If you get bored you can even change the pattern later!!!!
