Post by: HntnFsh on July 12, 2015, 08:36:37 PM
Had some small mods to do. And additions to make to get it ready. Stuffed the stock full of wal mart bags to deaden the hollow sound. Got a Limbsaver recoil pad for it. Ordered a set of milled Talley rings that allow the scope to sit lower. Have a VX3 3.5-10 w/CDS to put in those. And over the weekend I got the stock painted. Cant wait to finish getting put together and head to the range. Will be trying out some 160 grn. Nosler accubonds in it.
Heres a few pics of the stock.
The first pic is before I added the webbing. The second is with webbing. I wanted a fairly flat finish to it. So used a matte clear on it. It was pretty shiny so I took some steel wool to it. Much better. Its not as shiny as the pic makes it look.
Post by: HntnFsh on July 12, 2015, 08:38:46 PM
I actually really liked it without the webbing too. Not sure how I like it best. But its got the webbing now so it will stay that way for awhile.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 12, 2015, 08:53:08 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on July 12, 2015, 09:00:54 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 12, 2015, 09:16:17 PM
Honestly, I'm just a tad leary of it. I wiped the stock down real well before painting. But forgot to scuff it up. So we'll see. It was pretty easy to paint. So if it does come off I will start from scratch. I used rustoleum for this one. Which is supposed to be plastic compatible. But if I do it over I will scuff it up. Use a coat of Krylon Fusion base. Then the Rustoleum. I think that will work great. It seems pretty tough though. So I may not have to.
I would of never thought to scuff it up. But then I'm not a painter. I would of thought about it after the fact too.
Post by: ebusa on August 03, 2015, 03:46:25 PM
Did the plastic bags reduce or eliminater the hollow sound? Never thought of doing that.
I have heard of guys spraying foam into thier stocks to attempt to eliminate that hollow sound. Plastic bags seems less messy :chuckle: