Bit more progress this weekend. Action and barrel now inletted down to the right depth. Happy with the fit, could be slightly tighter but pretty good. 194852 194854 Pillars made up ready to...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 11:48 PM
It’s worth doing, as it makes the rifle just so much more accurate…. Yeah right! Haha Makes absolutely no difference to how the thing works, but keeps my OCD under control :)
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 11:08 PM
-BW- if you want I can take an independent look at it. I’m reasonably local to you and tinker making stocks and have done many a bedding job. There’s every chance the issue is something relatively...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 10:48 PM
Bit more progress this weekend. Action and barrel now inletted down to the right depth. Happy with the fit, could be slightly tighter but pretty good. 194852 194854 Pillars made up ready to...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 10:30 PM
Bit more progress this weekend. Action and barrel now inletted down to the right depth. Happy with the fit, could be slightly tighter but pretty good. 194852 194854 Pillars made up ready to...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 10:25 PM
-BW- if you want I can take an independent look at it. I’m reasonably local to you and tinker making stocks and have done many a bedding job. There’s every chance the issue is something relatively...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 02:58 PM
-BW- if you want I can take an independent look at it. I’m reasonably local to you and tinker making stocks and have done many a bedding job. There’s every chance the issue is something relatively...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 02:35 PM
Back from hunting, and spent a few hours on the inletting today. Action inlet roughed out and into the fine work to get a nice snug fit. 194456
Liked On: 11-04-2022, 11:40 AM
Back onto the new stock after a week out of town with work. Got the bottom metal inletted to 95% depth, and action inletting begun. Going well so far 194006 194007
Liked On: 11-04-2022, 08:51 AM
Back from hunting, and spent a few hours on the inletting today. Action inlet roughed out and into the fine work to get a nice snug fit. 194456
Liked On: 11-04-2022, 01:06 AM
Yes it’s definitely been bedded. I inletted as close as I could around the top line for the traditional look, but added some ‘modern’ features below. It’s built to hunt, and scratches tell stories! ...
Liked On: 11-04-2022, 12:06 AM
Quick update to this. Been slowly working on the finish, almost ready to start checkering hopefully next week. Pores of the wood 95% filled, just a little more finish required, then a cut back to...
Liked On: 11-04-2022, 12:06 AM
Like most that have posted here, I’ve got 2 low powered scopes. A 2.5-8 Leupold on the 6x45, and a 1.5-5 Leupold that will be going on the .358 when it’s finished. One thing I’ve learned is to not...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 09:02 PM
Will-do mate. Getting prepped for a fly-in roar trip at the end of the week, but will be into it after that!
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 01:55 PM
Edit: actually weighed the old girl, and she come out at 3.435 kg sling on, fuelled up ready to roll. 7.6lb which is actually not too bad I reckon. Just enough weight to shoot nicely but not too...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 02:40 PM