No and no.
What are you trying to do do? Make a stock from scratch or fit a new stock to a rifle?
That may help with the answers.
Thanks, I was making sure I was not missing something.
So basically, acquire a factory stock, check for fitment, and produce "as-built" specs from that.
New stocks from blanks, without having the firearm in my possession.
I would look into some scrap stocks and text first, then look into picking up a few tools to use along the way.
You will need at the minimum, a quality set of chisels and gouges, in-letting screws and a way to lamp black or soot the metal components.
As your work progresses you can add files, scrapers and barrel bedding scrapers.
Eventually you will want to learn how to checker and build a checkering cradle or learn how to add in other exterior components like inlays and escutcheons or do other modifications/ improvements yourself.
"Stocking up" is rewarding and fun.
Thanks, Hate to break with tradition,,But CNC carving laminated stocks.
Working on a CNC 4 axis carver.
I have an older large US made Laser table,, will probably set that up to do some "etching".
But right now my goal is to get the design down and the 4 axis carver built.
I was just wondering about inletting
It is theoretically possible to use the input from a laser scanner or a coordinate measuring machine of the actual rifle to generate a custom 3D CAD model and use that to generate the CNC tool path. You could probably come close to hand fitted precision if you knew what allowances to make for clearance/interference that an experienced stock fitter uses in fitting that specific model rifle. The technology, equipment and software to do those things are available.