High-Tech Beauty: Seb’s Wood and Aluminum F-Class Stock
Sebastian (“Seb”) Lambang, creator of the SEB Coaxial Rests and new Coaxial Joystick Bipod, has engineered an impressive new wood and aluminum F-Class stock. The stock features a long, box-section aluminum fore-end with a wood rear section and wood-trimmed “wings” on the front bag-rider. The aluminum fore-arm has “buick vents” for weight reduction. From the end of the action rearward, the stock is mostly wood, with light and dark fancy wood laminates on opposite sides (left and right).
The foot of the buttstock has a very wide aluminum rear bag-rider with rails. The rear wood section appears to be two solid pieces of wood — but that is deceiving. Seb explains: “To save weight, the buttstock is hollow (using thin-walled wood)”. To strengthen the construction, Seb added carbon fiber inside the buttstock. So what you see is a wood outer shell with carbon fiber layers on the inside. The stock sports vertically-adjustable cheek-piece and buttplate. The thick, rubber buttpad should diminish felt recoil even when shooting big cartridges with heavy bullets.
This is an interesting, innovative stock design. And as with everything Seb produces, the craftsmanship, fit and finish are superb. We may get a chance to see how well this new stock shoots at the F-Class World Championships later this month in Raton, New Mexico.
Seb also crafted a handsome set of angled scope rails with beautifully-machined scope rings. Imagine being able to custom-make one-off products of this quality in your own machine shop!
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That is truly a work of art. If only I’d gone to a machinist school instead of college….
–Matt R.
Can’t wait to see the whole rifle put together and running.
There is no minute like the last minute
Second those observations, Matt R!!
Surprise! — Thanks Paul for the article & kind words!
I have some people interested, but unfortunately stock making is not my primary job. (I only make stock for my own purpose & close friends only at no charge & when it’s really needed).
seb.
Well, it like this one is Ernie’s from the initial E set in the stock on the underside of the grip.
A question: it looks like the butt is fastened to the rest of the stock – I see a chrome screw-cover below the grip and what appears to be a joint that cross-sections the grip just behind the rear action-screw. (photo 4)
I’ve not seen this before, Ernie or Seb care to detail it for us?
Was this intentional or a correction?
Oops, just read the thread.
The wood forward of the grip is a veneer/cover over the aluminum frame that is attached to the butt via the capped screw.
/slaps forehead