One of my best friend's Riffe Padauk 2S had a damaged stock (no fault of Riffe, just an accident). So instead of just buying a new one or repairing i decided to give it a try and build him a new gun with the old components. At least my version of the 2S with some of my personal taste. Over all i'm really happy how it turned out , especially for a rather quick build. It ended up being a 100cm gun with a three piece laminate , two teak and one mahogany as well as a purple heart trigger block/ reel block. Here are some pics of the build.
My interpretation of a Riffe Padauk 2S (Riffe Padauk 2S Rebuild)
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A short video.
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Really nice work mate.
Cheers Don
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Thanks Don!
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Very nice I don't know how it could be a quick build, matching all those Riffe components is delicate work. If you can do this you can build any gun you want with more modern hardware. Why is the reel base so big?
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Yeah..dealing with the Riffe components was a real pain but i had deadlines with work so a side project like this needed to be done quickly. Minus the lamination, the actual building of the gun took a day and a half. But it was a lot of work....I made the reel block a little large for weight and strength of the overall gun , plus i'm not sure what reel he's buying, can always mill it down if needed in the future but i want to test it in the water first.
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How do you like those wire tabs on the shaft?
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Thats his gun but i have used it a couple times and it works pretty well, so much so i bought the same type of shaft for my build. The wire tabs are pretty smooth and don't cut the wishbones and it makes attaching your shooting line really easy .
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Nice job, I like the 3 porthole muzzle! Curving the lower section of the stock to match the Riffe handle is often a turn off for those contemplating using that handle, but at least you had the damaged stock to work with.
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Thanks Pete...yep, that handle was a lot of work to fit, used a 3/8 round over bur to get close then hand fitted with a file...a lot of elbow grease.
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I like it! Would love to see a picture with the bands loaded.
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Nice!
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