Commissioned stocks and grips — blending contemporary and traditional practice, shaped with modern precision, finished with quiet authority.
I’m Tom — this is Daviesbuilt Gunstocks. A one-to-one workshop where I design and build custom air gun stocks and grips, made specifically for you and your air weapon.
I’m a competition shooter, and Daviesbuilt grew from two long-standing passions: shooting and woodworking. What began as shaping stocks for my own rifles soon drew interest at the ranges I shoot at and online. Requests followed, then commissions — and that demand became Daviesbuilt.
Years spent shooting across multiple disciplines, alongside a background in product design, shape the way I work. I understand what a stock needs to do, how it should sit, and why small changes in geometry matter. No two shooters are the same, so every piece is built to fit the individual — resolving balance, control, and feel in a way mass-produced options never can.
Whether you’re commissioning a one-off custom piece or engaging me for design and consultation work, the process is direct and considered. From concept to creation, you deal with me throughout, ensuring the result is purposeful, precise, and exactly as intended.
Three families. One standard. Select a category — then the platform.
A well-fitted grip settles the pistol into the hand and removes unnecessary effort, allowing the shot to break cleanly. From club shooting to the highest levels of competition, that consistency becomes a genuine performance advantage.
A custom grip set takes a firearm beyond standard issue, resolving fit, balance, and geometry for the individual shooter rather than the average one.
More than an upgrade, a custom stock is a considered piece — shaped to purpose, finished with care, and expressive of its owner’s needs and preferences.
Alongside one-off commissions, I undertake prototyping, design, and consultation work — collaborating with manufacturers, professionals, and serious enthusiasts to develop components shaped by real-world use. Function first: control, balance, and accuracy, finished with the same attention to line and detail.
A closer look at the journey from blank to finished stock — design, inletting, shaping, and finish.
Airgun Shooter followed the journey of a custom rifle stock, revealing the meticulous design, inletting, shaping, and finishing that transforms raw material into a true functional work of art.
Let the photographs speak — line, fit, and finish.
A commission is a sequence of small, decisive steps — each one deliberate.
Model, intended use, preferences. Geometry that settles naturally.
Line and balance established. Fit tuned until it feels inevitable.
Surface and detail refined. Nothing added that doesn’t belong.
Built for fit, finish, and performance.
I was looking for a Steyr half stock with matching fore end/hamster and used Tom after seeing his other work. I wanted a special thumb on the side and Tom did an excellent job of interpreting what I was looking for but in his style.
For a long time I’ve sought a special stock for arguably my favourite rifle, my Steyr Hunting 5A, and Tom makes beautiful contemporary bespoke stocks. The finished article is sublime, and exactly what I wanted, a modern take on the factory stock. Tom has knocked it out of the park, truly. I can’t praise it highly enough, thank you!
Tom made me a fantastic stock for my HW30, I’m over the moon with the results. From the get go Tom listened to what I was looking for, we traded a few messages, images and ideas before I dropped off my action and he went to work. I got regular updates and asked what I thought before things got too far down one path. Couldn’t be happier — Tom made my perfect HW30 stock.
Simple answers — the details are always discussed during your enquiry.
Tell me the platform, your discipline, and what you want the rifle to do. We’ll define the geometry, then build something that feels inevitable when you shoulder it.