1984
The first time I shot a Ruger PC Carbine was just outside of Phoenix, in the desert, with my friend and his two sons. I instantly fell in love with the precision, recoil, and feel of a full sized carbine.…
RPCw-41 vs3 – Molding Party
Why doesn't anyone make a wood stock for the Ruger PC Carbine? Lots of us have asked ourselves and the internet this question. After having pursued this myself, I have an idea. I think it all comes down to seating…
RPCw-41 Version 2
I fired up the tools again to see if I could improve the original design. If you're not improving, what are we doing? I don't have process photos on this one but I do have results. Changes from version 1…
RPCw-41 Templates, Routing, Roughing
My first part of the process in making a new stock is to think through all the steps I'm going to need to take. Not that I followed all of them, but it's nice to have a game plan prior…
KYGUNCO and a Snowy Day
As soon as I purchased the Ruger PC, the weather turned cold and picking it up Friday or Saturday seemed questionable. I told my wife I would just take a quick drive down the road and assess the snow situation,…
It Begins. The RPCw-41 Stock.
I've finally committed myself to converting the Ruger Police Carbine (Ruger PC Carbine) to a full wooden stock after the iconic Russian PPSh-41. I've been playing with this concept on my Ruger 10/22 takedown with good results, but the difference…
PPSh-22 vs5
And finally (until I decide on another modification, which I hope your comments will inspire), I wanted to get as close as possible to the PPSh-41 without going SBR or learning to weld. Here we go. I felt the last…
PPSh-22 vs4
I felt pretty good about version 3, so with the 4th I started off wanting to try a different shape. I'm a bigger guy at 6'3" (reference for the images below) and usually a 10/22 feels to me like it's…
PPSh-22 vs3
Now comes the actual PPSh-41 stock modification. My starter piece of walnut was used up, so I stopped by Woodcraft and picked up this $200 piece here. I can't remember how long it was, but it's probably around 7.5 ft.…
PPSh-22 vs2
After finding this piece of walnut in an antique style shop near Indianapolis, I decided to try my hand at making my own stock. I used to woodwork before (I'll post at some point about my previous last project of…