Carbine Hole Mystery Solved~

gunbugs · 06-05-2021, 11:32 PM

In most, if not all cases, the holes in the rear of a buttstock are for holding the stock in the pantograph, or stock carving machine, during the manufacture of the stock. Rods are inserted into the drilled holes to clamp and hold the work from the inside while the outside is cut and carved to shape. (Think BIG chopsticks).That is why there are two, usually, but not always, so there is leverage to rotate the stock while it is being cut. It has nothing to do with balance. It's just an artifact of the manufacturing process. It is common even today in wooden stocks.

06-05-2021, 11:32 PM	#1
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	In most, if not all cases, the holes in the rear of a buttstock are for holding the stock in the pantograph, or stock carving machine, during the manufacture of the stock. Rods are inserted into the drilled holes to clamp and hold the work from the inside while the outside is cut and carved to shape. (Think BIG chopsticks).That is why there are two, usually, but not always, so there is leverage to rotate the stock while it is being cut. It has nothing to do with balance. It's just an artifact of the manufacturing process. It is common even today in wooden stocks.