ISP Spartan 77

[Craig-P]

Evening all, thought some of you may be interested in another lockdown project I’ve just finished.
I wanted an elegant, fast handling stock for my HW77. I have always loved Ivan’s work with the Spartan stocks he creates but I’ve known Ivan long enough to know not to ask him to make one
Shaun loaned me a template Spartan stock and I took it to Warren to get duplicated.
I picked the roughed out piece up from Warren a couple of days later and made a few changes to the shape as a Spartan action and a 77 action are massively different and therefore sit differently in the stock.
Shaping done, it was then ebony capped and sanded ready for finishing.



I wanted the checkering pattern to mimic the Spartan stock that it’s based on, so I decided to skipline checker it in a similar pattern:




Then it was a case of finishing. I chose to do a semi matt and added a couple of forend stock cups.






Handling is sublime and with that little 4x32 on a low mount, it’s nigh on perfect. I’d imagine an 80/95/99 would be stunning in one of these.
I have one more stock project left to finish and then may have a look into a break barrel project.
Cheers, Craig.

[TonyL]

110% utterly and absolutely delicious, Craig.

[Scott.]

Thats a really really nice stock!
Anything interesting inside?

[TonyL]

Think I'll have to clean the screen to get the licky marks off!

[les allam]

That is a complete stunner Craig.
A gorgeous piece of walnut,your checkering skills are superb and I love the London type recoil pad.
Well done mate a brilliant job.
Atb
Les..

[GoodWILLHunting]

Lovely job..

[Bluefan]

Real sweet kid lovely work but you put the cheek piece on the wrong side

[Craig-P]

Thanks all - I can’t really take much credit for the stock to be honest. It’s Ivan’s original pattern so all praise must go to him to be fair, I just made it fit a 77. I honestly believe he’s one of the country’s top stock makers. Some of the stocks I’ve seen him make have been breathtaking.
Internally it’s pretty standard 25mm. It’s got a fixed rear guide, a custom seal and uses a standard HW spring - shoots very nicely though.
Best, Craig

[HW777]

A stock fit for the common man's king of spring guns, nice one Craig.

[Baxterbasics]

That you clever bugger, looks bloody brilliant😀

[Jesim1]

Looks excellent, I'd be well proud of that

[Mach 1.5]

Very nice I must say. Be nice if they went into production and started giving CS a run for their money. Mach 1.5

[MartynB]

Very nice Craig

[Craig-P]

Very nice I must say. Be nice if they went into production and started giving CS a run for their money. Mach 1.5

As long as they get someone else to chequer them all mate

[Geordie]

Argh that's absolutely stunning, well done mate