Aggie04
10-28-2010, 12:29 AM
I hope this is the right place for this. I have a 111 FCNS in 270WSM. I decided to change the stock and went with a Richards microfit marksman style.
This is the first time that I've done anything like this (I've only owned the gun a year) and have done a lot of research online about stock finishing and pillar bedding (next step).
So I've had a couple of issues with the stock that I need some help/advice on what I need to do next.
Issue number one: The action sits below the top of the stock, i.e., the ejection port is below the top of the stock (if you can see it in the picture below).
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7975/img3071l.jpg
I don't think I could just devcon bed the acton to make the ejection port even with the top of the stock. I think it would leave a very unsightly gap at the tang. So should I just cut both sides of the stock with a table saw to get it even? Suggestions PLEASE!
Issue number two: The tang just sits way down in there (compared to the factory stock).
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5355/img3084p.jpg
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/8682/img3072ez.jpg
This was really bugging me at first, but it's starting to wear on my. How would you recommend I take some of that wood on top down to get is "more" flush with the tang(especially at that angle)?
Issue number three: the barrel (a magnum) gets kinda lost in all the wood.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1587/img3079ww.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8883/img3077p.jpg
I may want to upgrade to a larger contour barrel eventually, and I do plan on rounding the tip of the stock up. I know I need a dowl and sand paper to widen the barrelchannel to free float it, but to what width (based on my barrel contour, should I widen it too? Does it look bad with all that wood on both sides of the barrel?
Any help and suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Texas rifle season opens up in a little over week and I would like to use the rifle sometime this season. THANK YOU in advance!
Clint
This is the first time that I've done anything like this (I've only owned the gun a year) and have done a lot of research online about stock finishing and pillar bedding (next step).
So I've had a couple of issues with the stock that I need some help/advice on what I need to do next.
Issue number one: The action sits below the top of the stock, i.e., the ejection port is below the top of the stock (if you can see it in the picture below).
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7975/img3071l.jpg
I don't think I could just devcon bed the acton to make the ejection port even with the top of the stock. I think it would leave a very unsightly gap at the tang. So should I just cut both sides of the stock with a table saw to get it even? Suggestions PLEASE!
Issue number two: The tang just sits way down in there (compared to the factory stock).
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5355/img3084p.jpg
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/8682/img3072ez.jpg
This was really bugging me at first, but it's starting to wear on my. How would you recommend I take some of that wood on top down to get is "more" flush with the tang(especially at that angle)?
Issue number three: the barrel (a magnum) gets kinda lost in all the wood.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1587/img3079ww.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8883/img3077p.jpg
I may want to upgrade to a larger contour barrel eventually, and I do plan on rounding the tip of the stock up. I know I need a dowl and sand paper to widen the barrelchannel to free float it, but to what width (based on my barrel contour, should I widen it too? Does it look bad with all that wood on both sides of the barrel?
Any help and suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Texas rifle season opens up in a little over week and I would like to use the rifle sometime this season. THANK YOU in advance!
Clint