FEATURED COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
Stocky’s carries a full line of premium gunstocks, including the H-S Precision vertical grip stock.
HAVE WE GOT A HOT STOCK TIP FOR YOU Stocky’s rifle stocks ‘deliver what they are intended to – ergonomics and accuracy.’ PHOTOS BY STOCKY’S
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n avid big game hunter and competitive shooter, Don Bitz knows what he wants in a rifle. So in 2007, when he couldn’t find the right aftermarket stock for an upcoming hunt – and the suppliers he contacted quoted months for production – he took matters into his own hands. Bitz launched a retail website, Stockysstocks.com, so that he and likeminded shooters would never run into this problem again. “I realized folks would appreciate the knowledge I had accumulated during a lifetime of DIY bedding, restocking, rebarreling and generally making rifles shoot to their potential,”
Custom Remington 700 in Stocky’s EuroMatch Laminated Accublock.
explains Bitz. “So I picked my favorite manufacturers and started Stocky’s!” The company quickly gained popularity, selling stocks in a variety of materials and styles for hunting, tactical and competitive purposes. But
Bitz didn’t stop there. “When the bottlenecks hit the gun industry in 2008, we started to design and manufacture our own products,” he explains. Their first product on the market americanshootingjournal.com 101
