Tactical or Varmint Stock Options for 110?

[chuckhammer]

It appears that Choate is the only game in town under $450. My donor rifle is a blind centerfeed but I'm happy to run it as a single-shot, if necessary. There's the HS Precision PST 129 but I don't really want to spend the money on a CDI DBM setup. This is a bench & prone gun so no worries about weight. Am holding off on laminate stocks unless there's no other option.

Any ideas?

[JWW123]

boyds makes a tactical now for the long action i think the barrel chanel needs to be opened up,stockade money saver
but a wait why not laminate?

[chuckhammer]

Thanks for the Boyds tip.

For the laminate, I guess I just prefer the look of composites.

[BoilerUP]

Stockade...

[chuckhammer]

Looked over the Stockade site, very nice. Thanks for the tip.

[yobuck]

lots of guys paint wood stocks. a laminate is a very sturdy stock and once painted its impossible to tell.

[chuckhammer]

That's a good point, yobuck. I'm not after a light weight rig, anyway, which is one of the main reasons to choose a composite over laminate.

Any recommened paints? A little bit of texturing would be nice, nothing to aggressive.

[CharlieNC]

Spray can of pickup bed liner gives a nice, lightly textured finish and is durable. If you don't like the black then you could overspray with color of your choice.

[chuckhammer]

Cool. Any need to prime, clean, or otherwise prep the surface?

[JWW123]

the boyds tactical stock allready has a black finish applyed i think all you need to do is open the barrel channel its called the tacicool looks like they have a 10% off sale right now

[chuckhammer]

Is there a preferred method for opening up the channel? We're not talking about those round-tipped wood chisels I remember from middle school wood shop, right?

[JWW123]

easyist way i have found is a deep socket 60 grit sand paper you might want to start with a smaller socket and go up in size might take about 30 min. to do its not hard good luck jw

[chuckhammer]

OK, so I wrap ~60 grit sandpaper around a deep-well socket with a diameter slightly smaller than my barrel and work up in diam from there until I get the wood-to-metal clearance I want. Attached to a drill or just by hand?

[JWW123]

by hand

[chuckhammer]

Thanks for the tip. That sounds like a decent approach.

[SlimySquirrel]

Just ordered a Choate, Read review after review.. For the money they sound decent. Sure it's not a Manners but it will be a better option than the accu stock I have.
I hear the barrel channel is very wide..

[CharlieNC]

Cool. Any need to prime, clean, or otherwise prep the surface?

You will need to sand with 200 grit, especially to eliminate the molding flash marks. Then clean thoroughly with normal solvent. In terms of opening up the barrel channel, you probably will not need to as a varmint barrel fits fine with plenty of clearance.

[chuckhammer]

You will need to sand with 200 grit, especially to eliminate the molding flash marks. Then clean thoroughly with normal solvent. In terms of opening up the barrel channel, you probably will not need to as a varmint barrel fits fine with plenty of clearance.

Yobuck mentioned painting a laminate stock, which is where I though some level of prep might be needed for the paint to adhere. But I think you're referring to painting a composite stock.

[CharlieNC]

Yobuck mentioned painting a laminate stock, which is where I though some level of prep might be needed for the paint to adhere. But I think you're referring to painting a composite stock.

If you get a finished laminate then the wood is sealed and no additional prep necessary; otherwise yes it will need priming.