My attempt at pillar bedding and customizing stock - pic heavy
Got a .243win in an old 110E action. It is fitted for the small magazine, but it basically is the same action as my 7mmRM. Stock is the plastic factory one.
I was able to try it about a month ago with without making any changes to it and after zeroing in a Vortex Diamondback scope 4-12x40mm BDC I was able to put 3 bullets in about 1 inch at 100yds off sandbags. Then I rang some steel pigs at 200 and 250yds. This was all done with "Federal Deer Thugs" 100gr soft points. I have not really tried a box test with the gun or scope, but there was no noticeable change in POI with magnification changes and it tracked as expected when zeroing it.
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Knowing from reading here that factory stocks are somewhat flimsy, I planned to bed the stock and forearm. In the long a good aftermarket stock will be obtained, but decided to tinker, customize and play with this one. I do like the look of the spray on job they had done with it. Read most of what was available through google and here for forearm stiffening and decided that bedding some rods should work.
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I have also been thinking about shortening the forearm by about 2" removing the front "well" and moving the sling attachments point back to remove potential flex.
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I ordered some Grovtec flush cups and 1 1/4"swivels (http://www.grovtec.com/catalog/gt-sw...t-gtsw-295-78/, and decided to put on L side of stock for carrying flat, if it makes it to the woods. I also though about dremelling a little on the grip and adding a palm swell to it.
It may become a sleeper gun if I can make reloads work... with my (gulp) Lee Dies and Sierra 100gr flat base seconds.
So off I went...
Another night of work on the gun
The arrow shafts and part of the front well were done with some leftover Devcon that I had. It cured for 48h and I filled the rest of the well with JB Weld (which apparently has higher tensile strength and Temp resistance).
I drilled some small holes in the area for the bedding to get some lockup and degreased with acetone in case there was any factory release agent left over. I made a backstop for the well with a piece of cardboard and plasticine. The well got filled with JB Weld.
I got 2 layers of painters blue tape on screw guard, Kiwi shoe polish and wrapped the bolt with electrical tape and kiwi. Everything disassembled fine with very little run off of compound though the side of the cardboard wall.
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I am still planning in cutting off 2" off the forearm, my wife asked why and gave me a "are you crazy?" look, since she knows it really won't benefit anything. She is also concerned that I have weakened the gunstock with all the hacking.
My sister in law is in town and staying with us and has seen me going to town on this stock with rasps, drills and dremel. First night she said "you know guns are a precision tool, right?" Last night she asked when I was going to try it - thinking she was intrigued I asked why - To be far away if it explodes...
They both clearly don't understand looneism, but at least leave me alone to play