elChupacabra!
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Hey everybody, a couple weeks ago I posted a question on buying or making a homemade cheek riser for an inexpensive .22lr Savage Model 64 rifle here
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=386244
But didn't get alot of responses, so today I decided I would wander down to the local Michaels and see what they had. I found a black foam beer coozie that looked promising - $1.50; a 16x16" black foam sheet, $0.99, a tube of Tacky Glue, $1.99, and a small (maybe 4x8"?) piece of black Velvet Suede - $2.99. I brought my haul home, pulled out the rifle, and set to work, only adding a roll of electrical tape and an exacto knife I already had to the mix.
I began by wrapping the black foam sheet around the stock, marking and cutting it, then taping it to cover almost the entire stock. I started with this piece so, as I applied more material to the rifle, I could remove the whole assembly without it all coming apart, and restore the rifle to its original format, if I needed to (or transfer it to another rifle, if I like). I then cut about a .75" wide strip from the beer coozie, which is about 4" long and maybe .5" thick. I tacky-glued it to the top of the foam pad just behind the pistol grip, where my cheek would go for proper eye relief. I then cut another section of the beer coozie - this time about 4" wide, and with edges in a straight line across, applied more Tacky Glue, and attached it to the top of the narrow strip (the two pieces on top of one another were necessary to obtain proper height for eye alignment with the scope).
Unfortunately, asking the tacky glue to keep the second layer down and attached to the stock on the sides was a little much, so I cut another piece from the foam sheet, this time the same width as the beer coozie, but long enough for the ends to touch at the bottom of the stock, and pre-attached electrical tape to the long edges. I centered this over the beer coozie pieces, pulled the edges tight and taped it down. I now had a working cheek riser that just needed a finishing touch - fortunately, the leather piece was the perfect length and width for the riser, so I applied tacky glue to the underside and more electrical tape to the edges and stretched it over the whole assembly. A little more electrical tape to make sure everything was nice and tight and voila - here is my finished product, for under $7 and 1 hour of my time.
It may not be an Eagle Industries or Blackhawk! quality product, but for a $114 .22lr rifle, it was exactly what I needed - it's comfy, secure, and doesn't look too bad, either!
I hope this has inspired some of you who may want to improve your cheek weld - this project was easy, inexpensive, quick, and fun!
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=386244
But didn't get alot of responses, so today I decided I would wander down to the local Michaels and see what they had. I found a black foam beer coozie that looked promising - $1.50; a 16x16" black foam sheet, $0.99, a tube of Tacky Glue, $1.99, and a small (maybe 4x8"?) piece of black Velvet Suede - $2.99. I brought my haul home, pulled out the rifle, and set to work, only adding a roll of electrical tape and an exacto knife I already had to the mix.
I began by wrapping the black foam sheet around the stock, marking and cutting it, then taping it to cover almost the entire stock. I started with this piece so, as I applied more material to the rifle, I could remove the whole assembly without it all coming apart, and restore the rifle to its original format, if I needed to (or transfer it to another rifle, if I like). I then cut about a .75" wide strip from the beer coozie, which is about 4" long and maybe .5" thick. I tacky-glued it to the top of the foam pad just behind the pistol grip, where my cheek would go for proper eye relief. I then cut another section of the beer coozie - this time about 4" wide, and with edges in a straight line across, applied more Tacky Glue, and attached it to the top of the narrow strip (the two pieces on top of one another were necessary to obtain proper height for eye alignment with the scope).
Unfortunately, asking the tacky glue to keep the second layer down and attached to the stock on the sides was a little much, so I cut another piece from the foam sheet, this time the same width as the beer coozie, but long enough for the ends to touch at the bottom of the stock, and pre-attached electrical tape to the long edges. I centered this over the beer coozie pieces, pulled the edges tight and taped it down. I now had a working cheek riser that just needed a finishing touch - fortunately, the leather piece was the perfect length and width for the riser, so I applied tacky glue to the underside and more electrical tape to the edges and stretched it over the whole assembly. A little more electrical tape to make sure everything was nice and tight and voila - here is my finished product, for under $7 and 1 hour of my time.
It may not be an Eagle Industries or Blackhawk! quality product, but for a $114 .22lr rifle, it was exactly what I needed - it's comfy, secure, and doesn't look too bad, either!
I hope this has inspired some of you who may want to improve your cheek weld - this project was easy, inexpensive, quick, and fun!
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