- Mix the bedding compound. Retrieve a non-waxed plastic cup and a popsicle stick. Use the popsicle stick to place equal parts resin and hardener into the plastic cup.
- Insert the action and tighten the screws. Place the action into the stock. Retrieve a screwdriver. Insert the action screws into the action.
- Place the vise around the barrel and allow the epoxy to cure. Remove the vise from the stock. Insert the rifle’s barrel into the vise.
- Remove excess epoxy with a cotton swab and razor blade. Once the action is screwed into the stock, epoxy seep through the seams.
Full Answer
What is a rifle stock and should it be?
Dec 07, 2009 · Insert The Action: Set the barreled action into the stock and screw it into place with the action and guard screws. Don’t overtighten. Don’t overtighten. Remove excess bedding epoxy with an ...
How do you shape a gun stock?
Sep 23, 2013 · While a semi-inletted rifle stock has 98 percent of the inletting complete, most of the work is yet to be done. Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayU...
What makes a good long range rifle stock?
Jul 10, 2011 · The bolt action rifle for the most part provides the shooter with a means to hold the barreled action and provide a good stock weld when sighting the rifle, until we start messing with the scope, rings and such. The stock weld is the place where your cheek and the stock meet. Shotgunners go through great lengths to duplicate placing their cheek ...
Why do rifle stocks drop at the comb and heel?
1. FITTING: When fitting a gun stock, regardless of the model, it is always best to start by closely comparing your original part to your new machine inlet part. Often small ridges and machining imperfections can be noted and cleaned using whatever appropriate scraping tool or file the application would require.
Where should a rifle stock be placed?
What do you seal a gun stock with?
What is Inletting a rifle stock?
Do Boyds stocks improve accuracy?
What is the best finish for a gun stock?
How many coats of Tru-oil are on a gun stock?
Do I need to bed my Boyds stock?
How much do Boyds at one stock weigh?
Basic Stock Fitting
First off, I DO NOT FIT OR FINISH GUNSTOCKS.#N#I have always tried to be honest with questions from potential customers that call, wondering just what a 90% inlet and profiled stock is.
The Vise
Most any vise can be made to serve, it is a critical tool. The better the setup, the easier the job will be.#N#If you don’t have one of these, or something similar, save your money and get one! This is a tool that I cannot work without, I consider this to be the most important tool for this project.
Basic hand tools for this job
Pretty simple, eh? You might ask, Where is the Dremel tool? If you are lucky, the neighbor borrowed it and didn’t return it. I didn't show a few items I use like the straight edge rule, mill file for metal work. The point is, keep it simple.
Planning the job
OK, you received the stock and the rifle is stripped down. First let’s check to see what needs to be done.
What are rifle stocks made of?
Like most firearms and their components, rifle stocks have gone through a profound revolution during the past two decades. They used to be made of wood nearly exclusively—usually walnut—and a good one was one that had a pleasing grain figure and sharp, well-cut checkering. Today stocks are made of a variety of modern components, ...
What is the comb on a rifle?
The comb is where you place the stock against your cheek —often referred to as the cheekweld.
What was the Kentucky rifle?
Kentucky rifles had curved or crescent-shaped buttplates, the idea being that it fit the curvature of the shoulder better and, consequently, would be a better, more repeatable anchor point of the rifle. This notion persisted well into the 19th century and in the development of lever-action rifles.
What is a 5.56 NATO?
These are usually on relatively low-recoiling cartridges like the 5.56 NATO (.223 Rem.), where the rifle is more likely used in close quarters and it must be allowed to be moved vertically quickly. Target rifles are sometimes seen with an extension at the toe or heel to allow for more precise and repeatable mounting.
How to shoot a deer rifle?
First, ensure the shotgun is unloaded, and then close your eyes and shoulder the shotgun. Now open your eyes. Are you looking down the barrel? Of course, you are. Now let’s try the same thing with your deer rifle. No cheating. Close your eyes and throw it to your shoulder in one fluid motion .
What is a bolt action rifle?
The bolt action rifle for the most part provides the shooter with a means to hold the barreled action and provide a good stock weld when sighting the rifle, until we start messing with the scope, rings and such. The stock weld is the place where your cheek and the stock meet.
What is a Winchester 94?
Early cartridge rifles followed suit, the ever popular Winchester 94 is a great example, designed as an open-sighted rifle closely copying the stock design of some of the earlier rifles in history like the Winchester 1886 and Springfield Trapdoor.
How the construction and conformation of your rifle stock changes everything downrange
The comb on most modern stocks' combs are too low to constantly align the eye with a scope.
Comb Height And Riflescopes
Looking at the way stocks have evolved over the past century, we’ve seen a change in sighting systems, with the telescopic sight playing a much larger role. However, the combs of modern stocks—both walnut and synthetic—don’t seem to have followed suit.
Combs And Hard Irons
While having your comb at the proper height for an optic is great if you use nothing but optics, what about those rifles that routinely use both scopes and iron sights? I’m speaking mainly of the big-bore rifles used for dangerous game hunting, which might be required to make a 150- or 200-yard shot, then have the optic removed for close-quarter follow-up work.
Locking In The Length
Length of pull (LOP) is also an attribute that many American rifles don’t get right—I’m usually hunched over when shooting the standard 13¾-inch length of pull. At just a shade under 6 feet tall, with long arms for my frame, I prefer a longer stock. If I’m wearing a heavier hunting jacket, I like a 14-inch LOP.
Agreeing On Grip
While all three of these men take great pride in their own stock designs, I asked them which of the popular rifle stock designs appealed to them most. All agreed the Winchester Model 70 is a classic design, and probably that which is the most appealing. Bansner also appreciated the older Ruger M77.
Wood Vs. Not Wood
Lastly, I brought up the classic wood versus synthetic argument, with some surprising results. Sells embraces the use of both materials, each having their specific purpose, but embracing walnut for the classic-style bolt-actions and double rifles. Buck is a straight-up wood traditionalist: “Wood. Full stop.”
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