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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 02:55:36 PM

Title: Stock help
Post by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 02:55:36 PM: I got a heavy barrel for my 243. My problem is no one sells a stock with out having it custom made for $$$$. Has anyone ever modified there stock to fit a larger barrel by using a dowel and sand paper? My stock is synthetic.
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: bankwalker on June 15, 2008, 04:54:15 PM: its very stupid and was very annoying. but my friends dad got a broom handle or something that was the same diameter as his barrel. then heated the stock up with a heat gun and used clamps to clamp the wood into place and slowly but surely with alot of heat in all the right places got the broom handle into the stock.

it was a snug fit with the barrel and works ok from what ive seen.

looks like crap though :chuckle:
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 05:16:40 PM: I think I will do the dowel and sand paper trick.
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: bankwalker on June 15, 2008, 05:27:00 PM: Quote from: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 05:16:40 PM
I think I will do the dowel and sand paper trick.

yeah that might look better and you get a much better fit.
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 05:49:03 PM: At this point it is my only good option. :dunno:
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: jackelope on June 15, 2008, 05:50:45 PM: i thought you said you got a stock?
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 06:19:32 PM: It ended up being the type with the mag built in and I do not want to convert to that I like having my mag seperate.
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: jackelope on June 15, 2008, 06:21:12 PM: this is a heavy contour stock...not sure if it is a blind mag...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Savage-model-10-synthetic-Camo-Replacement-Stock-SA_W0QQitemZ110260780040QQihZ001QQcategoryZ73949QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: catwithboost on June 15, 2008, 06:48:02 PM: Thats a blind mag.
Title: Re: Stock help
Post by: MountainWalk on June 15, 2008, 10:40:33 PM: i think a rat tail rasp would do a very quick job on the synthetic material. ive used a regular rasp to alter combs and grips.