I just much prefer the shape of the venom over the cs500, a bit thinner and more elegant.
'It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others'.
I just much prefer the shape of the venom over the cs500, a bit thinner and more elegant.
Have to say I'm a stock 'tart' myself, like anything that is graceful and elegant yet practical. Rose wood or ebony grip and forend caps, yes please
I like customstocks stuff and have a CS800 on one of my 97's, which I'm happy with, albeit the grain on mine is decent rather than spectacular because it wasn't a graded piece of wood.
I've got no connection with this fella (Andy Dyer) but spotted a write up on him in one of the mags recently and very tempted to give him a go for a full rosewood stock for one of my older 80's if the ergonomic side is as nice as the looks.
http://www.akdgunstocks.co.uk
That's the same stock I had on my 80 lazerglide, it was the venom hunter stock, the complete gun was £360 back around 1988, it was the best gun I've ever owned and I would pay handsomely to have it back, I do believe it was a Custom Stocks, but they were English walnut instead of American which is what they use now, it just looked so right fitted to an 80
Come to think of it, it may have been french walnut, well it was nearly 30 years ago lol
I agree with you. The nicest CS stocks are the older ones anyway and once 'improved' by Venom and others they are really good. They used better wood than even the best of the current offerings. That being said they are very cheap compared with the specialist stock makers like Gary Cane. We can't have it all unfortunately.
'It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others'.
'It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others'.
I wouldn't even mind the quality of the wood to some degree, but there is only one decent priced non thumb hole stock out there. Which I don't particularly like. I think CS could do a good trade out of it and it's fairly similar anyway. A CS 550?
Overall Custom Stocks have been providing a great service for us for 30 years or so. I'm glad they're still in business !
Its true that the stocks they manufactured say in the Nineties were on the whole better quality but they still make really attractive, functional air rifle stocks to a good standard. This is probably down to the sourcing of the timber at that time, much of that cannot now be used as is classed as Exotic Hardwood, Hyedua is a prime example but CS's machining standards and QC are just as good as ever IMO !
Its true, there are some brilliant gifted stock manufactures out there producing bespoke stocks and good luck to them, we need them as much as the "big boys".
However I sincerly hope CS continue to make their stocks for a good time yet, I for one will continue to use them !
“An airgun or two”………
The service is great as is the quality and price which is why I would love to use them. Just wish there was a slightly more refined sporter shape. They haven't got back to my message yet so I may just phone tomorrow and see if the idea has any legs at all.
The fore end of
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And the cheek piece of
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Would be ideal.
A bit sleeker than a cs500 at the front and a bit less angular with a lower cheek piece at the rear.