Custom stock for shadow series GAMO'S ?

[shadow]

Is there anyone that makes custom wood stocks for the shadow series Gamo's. I got a shadow sport and looking at something with a thumb hole. Some of the members have some fantastic looking stocks and I would take WOOD over senthetic anyday. I dont think I'll ever be done upgrading my gun , It's to much fun. Any info would be great'thanks Ed

Never heard of anyone, it would cost twice what the rifle did to have one made.

[shadow]

You mean kinda like putting nice rims on a AMC rambler. I do like those woody's, dare to be different. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for the reply Peterdragin. Ed

Don't feel bad Shadow, I had come to that same realization as well. :0

[Gene_SC]

LOL Mark....... my same thoughts.. But I think you can still buy a Hunter 440 stock from Gamo and possibly mod it a bit. I got one a while back and it was like under $40.00.

Gene

I hear ya Gene!  Right now I'm waiting for a Realtree camo stock from Gamo.  Though I'm trying to decide if I'm going to put it on my Shadow .177 or my Shadow .22....decisions, decisions.  After I get it, I wanted to take the leftover synthetic Shadow stock and color it...maybe a desert sand pattern.  Only problem is that I'm not sure what to use and don't want to paint it with something thats going to rub off easily.

[Gene_SC]

Marc

I think that Cheaper Than Dirt has the camo colors you are looking for and am pretty sure they work on synthetic stocks. Check it out.

I want to get one of those Real Tree Camo Socks also for my Shadow .20 . Are the under $40.00 like the hunter 440 stocks?

Gene

Yes, $ 29.95, you have to call them directly though, it's not listed on the Gamo site anylonger.  Best of luck with c/s, hopefully you won't have the same problems I did.
Thanks Gene, I'll check out the CTD site for the camo paint

[shadow]

Camo, I do camo design art on the side. krylon's got a plasti coat that works good. ABOUT $ 4.00 a can. Cheap as dirt has matte non reflective paint in black, tan, brown green and foliage $4.97 a can. I did the B3 in my album pics,  it's kinda faded after a couple of years but still does the job.It's a webbing material that I painted my design on and covers the rifle. On rifle stocks and barrels I draw out a stencil design on heavy paper, not cardboard , it loads up and bleeds everywhere. I draw out 3-5 different patterns starting with the background and moving forward. Each pattern is different, kinda like doing a painting doing the distant object first. Cut out stencil with razor knife  and go to it. You can very the distance of the stencil from the project to get a haze effect or point blank for sharper image . I wait 15 min. between coats and sal the job with a flat clear coat to retard scratches let dry for 24 hrs. Have fun and be creative. Ed

Thanks for the info ed....you've now given me some direction to go in.  I was first looking at the truck bed liner "paint" but to get some in the color that I want, tan or sand color it would cost me over $100 a gallon, and that doesn't include a paint sprayer!  Thats too much for a plastic stock that you can get for about $30.00.  Would you suggest the Krylon or the other paint  from CTD for a plastic Shadow stock?  I don't want something that's going to rub off after a few uses.
thanks again.

[shadow]

KRYLON is a good paint but sometimes hard to find  in the flat colors for camo. Get a good primer coat on it first, some primers you dont have to sand and that base gives the paint something to hang on to. Also if theres a poly coat on the stock , sand it to a dull finish. Applying several coats of flat clear on the finished stock to resist the elements and abuse. I always let mine dry for three days, hang it off a wire at room temp. Glad I could help. Ed