When you decide to build your rifle or shotgun with the beauty of wood there are quite a few choices to make.  For the veteran firearm connoisseur the stock creation process will be second nature, for those individuals that have not been through the custom firearms manufacturing process we will guide you every step of the way.  While the options and choices are vast, there are some tried and true methods that we utilize to make sure that your finished stock is exactly what you want.  Now let's delve into the choices that will ultimately create your Sturtevant Arms Company stock.

The most primary of these decisions is what stock blank we will start with.  You may have a piece of wood already picked out and in your hands, but if not we have an extensive selection of hardwoods for you to choose from.  Our hardwood blanks all have been naturally drying and curing for decades and each has a moisture content below seven percent.  We have several varieties of walnut: English (or French), Turkish, Claro, Bastogne, and Black and several other hardwood species including: maple, myrtle, mesquite, and cherry.  Once a species of wood is chosen then we need to select the grade and individual blank.  If you are able to visit our facility we will have a selection of the species and grade that you are looking for ready for your inspection.  If you will not be traveling to our plant for the selection process we will email you digital photos of a selection of blanks and you can select the piece of wood that best suits your heart's desires.  Next if we are adding stock embellishments like grip caps, fore end tips, butt caps, or wood inlays we have a list hardwoods for you to choose from.  We also use some very exotic wood for stock embellishments like Bloodwood, Bubinga, Cocobolo, Ebony (in several varieties), Gonca Alves, Lacewood, Mahogany, Purpleheart, Rosewood, and Zebrawood.  We also use other exotic materials like ivory and abalone shell and we can use any other material that you see fit to create that personal touch that you only get from a truly custom firearm.

Once you have the materials for each portion of your stock selected, you need to decide the style of the stock.  First select the general style of the stock you would like to have built: a classic sporter, featherweight, varminter, silhouette, thumbhole etc. Then from the basic style you can select from this list of the typical styling choices that need to be made.

Cheek-piece European Western (American) Monte-Carlo Roll-Over High Silhouette With or Without Shadow Lines Grip Straight Grip Full Pistol Grip Semi Pistol Grip (Rounded Pistol Grip) Palm Swell Finger Grooves Thumbhole Dual Position Thumbhole Fore-End Classic Rounded Squared Schnabel Beavertail Semi-Beavertail Flat Bottomed Beavertail Mannlicher