That's the Way It Is with Larry Potterfield

Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, creates a pattern stock using a factory Remington 700 rifle stock, some files, bondo, and a bit of know how. kwshooting

Checkering takes time, patience and skill. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, shows how to incorporate all three as he checkers a custom Remington 700 stock.

Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates glass bedding a rifle action while free floating the barrel. This ensures that any fluctuations in temperature or humidity will not change the rifle's point of impact.

A semi-inletted rifle stock has 98 percent of the inletting complete, but most of the work is yet to be done. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the process for final inletting a rifle stock.

Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the process for installing a recoil pad on a rifle stock using the Miles Gilbert Recoil Pad Installation Fixture.

An ebony forend tip can add a real touch of class to any rifle stock. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates how to glue an ebony block onto a rifle stock so that it can be later shaped and inletted.

Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the quick and easy step-by-step process for jeweling a rifle bolt.

Lapping the rings on a rifle is a quick and easy way to increase their holding power. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates how it's done.

Pillar bedding is the process of installing aluminum columns in a rifle stock to ensure there is perfect metal-to-metal contact between the action and bottom metal. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates.

Properly mounting a scope is crucial to accuracy. Larry Potterfield shows how he installs a rifle scope on a pre-'64 Winchester Model 70.

A wood rifle stock can be affected by changes in humidity and can warp enough to change bullet impact. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates one way to engineer the forearm in a wood rifle stock to minimize warpage.

There are many ways to finish a gunstock. Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates how to sand in the finish on a rifle stock. All that's needed are a few basic supplies to achieve a durable and attractive finish.

Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, examines numerous gun stock blanks to illustrate what characteristics you should look for when selecting one.