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Welcome to the MR Experience

At Manuel Ricardo, we believe crafting your bespoke gunstock should be much more than just a technical procedure—it should be an unforgettable journey. When you choose the MR Experience, you’re not simply selecting premium craftsmanship; you’re immersing yourself in an exclusive and personalized adventure in the heart of Portugal.

Workshop Reception

Welcomed by Manuel Ricardo and his team, relax in our clients-exclusive lounge, while watching master craftsmen shape your gunstock before your eyes.

Wood Selection

Touch, feel and choose from our exclusive collection of walnut blanks. Every grain tells a story, yours begins here.

Rabbet the Wood

After choosing your wood and discuss the work that you want to be done, the first true step in the process is to rabbet the wood blank to fit your gun.

MR Fitting

Experience exclusive gun fitting by Manuel Ricardo himself, guiding real-time adjustments and tests to ensure unparalleled comfort and perfect harmony with your shooting style. Your feedback is not just heard, it shapes the final masterpiece.

Testing it with us

If you choose to do the work personally by visiting our facilities you will be granted access to a shooting range, assuring that our clients can test and feel closely every little adjustment that is made.

Witness the craft

From the lounge overlooking our workbenches, feel the passion as our gunstock makers hand-shape your stock, refining every inch with your real-time input and signature MR design touches.

The final touch

Choose from a variety of ways to personalize your gunstock, from a custom colored, leather or wooden recoil pad to any idea that you have printed in your gunstock.

Signature Delivery

The finale to your bespoke journey: a personalised photo and gunstock measurement sheet, preserving every detail and ensuring you take home a lasting memory of your custom piece’s creation.

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World-class golf with an ocean view — only minutes from MR

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Step-by-step

How does it work?

Save the date

Schedule an appointment with us. Check the available dates for the type of work that you desire and our team will help you with all the process from this point.

Schedule (Optional)

Our team will help you with your stay through a network of available partners, from hotels to tours, making sure you enjoy not only our service but also what the region offers.

Choose the wood

In our workshop, you will be granted access to our wood selection showroom to choose the blank that will be turned into your new gunstock. This will define the time needed to produce it and it marks the beginning of the gunstock-making process.

Test your gun

Testing your gun through all the parts of the process and being followed and analyzed by Manuel Ricardo himself will allow our team to tune and adjust every detail of your gunstock to fill exactly and precisely your needs.

Localization

Welcome to Portugal

Póvoa de Varzim

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Our distance

Póvoa de Varzim has been a well-known beach resort for over three centuries and became the most popular in northern Portugal which unfolded cultural patronage in art, literacy, music, and theater. It sits in a sandy coastal plain which makes it also great for some quality time at the beach in the summer.

Airport
(OPO)

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Our distance

Francisco Sá Carneiro’s Airport or simply Porto’s Airport(OPO) is an international airport near the Porto city in the north of Portugal. In 2007 it was voted by the airport service quality awards the best airport in Europe. Additionally, it has nine times placed in the top three Best Airports in Europe.

Porto
City

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Our distance

Located alongside the Douro River, Porto City is one of the oldest European Centers. Packed with culture and history, it was proclaimed Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.Enjoy the historic monuments and visit century-old museums and architectural buildings while appreciating the emblematic food and well-known Porto winery.

Included

Other extras included in our Golden Reception service

Wi-fi

Mini bar

Living room

One-Click Gunstock

Can't visit our workshop and enjoy the MR experience in person?
No problem. We offer a top-quality remote service.

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