Who'd like to see these stocks on the market?

ok that actually is pretty sweet looking. but if you built the other one, adding a handle wouldnt be difficult for me to do. Have you started any yet, im still super interested in the sv 98 version.

not sure what you areas like but here we have habitat rehab stores, they have lots of random stuff but ive gotton nice birch plywood scraps from there, plenty big to laminate an make gun stocks out of. very cheap too. who knows you could find a coffee table or desk thats old and made of something nice like oak or walnut. Suggestions are off the wall but when moneys tight you do what ya got to.

That is beautiful. A light tube all you need and there is actually another practical reason for a long light tube. The furthest forward you put the bipod mount the more radius you have and the more radius you have the easiest is to do fine adjustment and hold the shot.
Thanks for putting that together. this is not about imitating the intervention but I used to show you how a floating tube can help with many things.
I used this ideas from first hand experience shooting both in the service and now as hobby.
I think that a simple very small footprint frame with a simple tube and a thread in the same plain level to stick there a PRS or other available stock is the way to go. Simple and super functional and an idea that is good for any tactical or even many hunting bolt rifles. The key is to keep it small and reasonable in weight. I do not like wood in rifles myself, but I can understand why some like them. I love the wood in my skeet and trap shotguns but that is a different world all together.

Again, nice looking drafts you got there.

Back in the day I use to do some welding. Tig is pretty much the best application for AL and/or dissimilar metals. in the late 70’s or early 80's I remember my father showed me Stick (Arc welding) for AL but my guess is that would be too much heat for light gauge AL. I don’t know how popular it is but I’d say Tig is the best bet for light gauge AL, quicker and cleaner for sure. My forte was Stick and Mig but I did do some SS Tig just before getting out of it. I still have an old AC welder for home projects so I’m kind of limited but I still try to keep my hand in it.

I dug this up on AL Stick as you could see it would be overkill for the light stuff. Good luck with the project

Great, now I like this one better:

Just put a swivel stud for my harris bipod on the bottom, and something in front of the mag to hold onto with the left hand, lol. God you're good at design! Wonder if you could keep the sling slots in there somewhere . It literally looks like you could build that design out of 3 smaller pieces, the buttstock, the grip-action area, and the shroud. If you could make some molds, you could really pump these suckers out fast.

Here is another idea. Don't even make the tube.
just make the chassis that allows for all sort of compatibility.
for example a chasis that will allow you to thread your own tube or any other AR-15 compatible tube for example?

That way you can take the opportunity to analyze where are the gaps in the design of others, make a light tube or a heavy one, offer different options...
so folks can use other tubes and start to appreciate yours even not just for the mosin but for the ARs themselves.

Suddenly you have 'options'. options mean more opportunities and in the end you will have a solution for the mosin in a way that can be implemented in different ways for different needs and people.

If you do not work aluminum welding go and learn it. I wished I could help you. You have nice blocks of T6 for little money you can learn. Do things to it.

http://store.troyind.com/v/vspfiles/photos/STRX-ELI-E0BT-00-3.jpg

It's amazing the things you can come up with in MS Paint...

I definitely agree with 1stmarine, modularity and compatibility with existing products (especially affordable ones) could make this stock a winner.

If you want to put a business plan I will tell you what you have to do.
I have seen way too many times great products and ideas going nowhere due to the lack of business focus, funding and other necessary things.
I love what you are doing. Think big. Why not?

Why don't you make this your next job? It is not easy but determination is all you need. Also maybe start in a place to acquire some experience with that aluminum welding technique you want to learn.
To be honest I don't even think that there is any welding necessary at all but machining skills to cut a billet and make the front and back threads in a lathe.
The good news you can learn this with a small lathe and I think 16" will do for all parts including the tubes.
T6 is extremely easy to work with, when done you an heat treat it, anodize it and all can be done converting a regular basement into a small shop.
With a good idea and a solid business plan you might be able to get the funding you need to get started.
Think about it. If the work doesn't come to you, you need to go and find it or like in this case create that work that is right for you.
It seems to me that you love this. Imagine working in something you love.

Well sometimes is like this, we go to the white board with a solid idea and come out with a totally new idea hopefully even more solid.
I think lots of the fun is simply in doing that. Machining skills can be acquired. The designs are great so one part of the job is already done. Now instead of seeing what other half is missing you need to see that one half is already full. Lets fill out the other half of the glass.
That is the way I look at challenges. Do not think about all what you are missing, think simply what's next. Have a plan, move forward and one day you will arrive there.

sounds to me like your a few investors away from your new career. Ill help in anyway i can, but my funds are limited too.

Here you can see the detail of a one piece milled billet...
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1913529
Do not mean this is a design that I like specifically but to see what is involved in the machine milling skills.
If you are good at design and you can get into CAD and you can have a CNC machine cut the whole thing for you.
Now those systems you are talking big investment and I do still feel that one needs to have the basic manual skills to understand how to apply to the final blue print, like understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the specific materials and structures.
Also need all the proper licenses and insurance. This is a deterrent for a lot of folks unless legal requirements are met. Investors do not like surprises.

I hope these ideas are helping you somehow. I give them to you unbiased and in good faith.

This project is one of the coolest ideas I've seen, if you can make it into a business for yourself, it's definitely worth whatever I can offer.

Dragunagant style , i already have 3 people interested and those are the only 3 that have seen it.

I would consider any but the single billet + tube I asked you is based on actual practical needs and modularity. So I have to stick with the one in my proposal. I also do think is 'cool' too just like the others.
But really, it could be any. I was you I would start with the easiest one as they all are pretty cool.