Gwion wrote:Also, (best ask one of the silhouette guys, like GameRancher, but) i'm not sure that style of stock is best suited to off-hand shooting. More designed for prone & bench shooting.
Gwion wrote:When i chopped down my Howa heavy barrel it rediced weight more than i expected. From memory 6' chop only saved 120g or so!
bigpete wrote:As long as you keep the cut perfectly square or get it recrowned you'll lose no accuracy.
I've done it a few times with a hacksaw and lost no appreciable accuracy lol
in2anity wrote:Gwion wrote:When i chopped down my Howa heavy barrel it rediced weight more than i expected. From memory 6' chop only saved 120g or so!
Did you mean to say it reduced less weight than expected? 120g for 6" is fairly dismal
in2anity wrote:Gwion wrote:Also, (best ask one of the silhouette guys, like GameRancher, but) i'm not sure that style of stock is best suited to off-hand shooting. More designed for prone & bench shooting.
What I'm comparing this 557 varmint stock to is my LA101 in walnut à la:
which I currently routinely use for rimfire silhouette. Going back to other people's sporter style stocks (and even my other rifles) just doesn't feel right anymore. IMO the high comb is well suited to the standing position where your head needs to be anchored nice and high and centred down the vertical axis of the barrel.
Gwion wrote:1.2kg is a BIG weight loss program!!!
Gwion wrote:1.2kg is a BIG weight loss program!!!
bigpete wrote:As long as you keep the cut perfectly square or get it recrowned you'll lose no accuracy.
I've done it a few times with a hacksaw and lost no appreciable accuracy lol
Gwion wrote:Or just spend $80 to get a proper cut and crown!
sungazer wrote:in2anity wrote:Gwion wrote:Or just spend $80 to get a proper cut and crown!
Yeah it's a pricey bit of kit to botch - but unless I'm looking in the wrong places there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of respected smiths in the Sydney region...
Well you could give LRP Solutions a call Matt Paroz he did several of the F Class rifles for the world championships in Canada this year. I can also personaly recommended him. He has both built and barrelled riffles for me, he stands behind his work like an old timer would.
Supaduke wrote:Seems like a path to nowhere. Buy a nice rifle and hack it to bits. What happens if you do all that and still don't make weight ?
I would be looking at more suitable options instead of trying to stuff a square peg into a round hole.