Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Korkt » 21 Dec 2014, 5:28 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:I only have 4mm between the objective and the barrel, more luck than good management.


That's perfectly fine though.

They don't all need to be .5mm from the barrel, regardless of what the 'experts' say :roll:

3, 4, 5, 6mm... No problems shooting anywhere.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 14 Sep 2015, 10:03 pm

Project update

I've found a Remington rifle stock at the NESSCI swap meet that was held yesterday, it's perfect for me to finally try my hand at fitting my adjustable comb hardware to.... and I don't need to ruin my BDL stock trying.

I've started by cutting a card template and sticking it to the centre line of the comb with tape on both sides making a hynge so I could trace an accurate line to cut along.

I've then cut the first two angled cuts with a hacksaw because it cuts straight and thin.
Then I used a hand scroll saw to cut the radius corners and switched back to the hacksaw for the straight horizontal cut.

A little carefull sanding and it's shaping up well.
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I've still got some work ahead of me because this stock is from a adl ? with no provisions for a floor plate so I'm going to have to cut and shape that area to.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Arth » 15 Sep 2015, 2:58 pm

Looks pro so far mate.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 15 Sep 2015, 6:29 pm

Almost there, just some cleaning up stain and polish and I'm done .

Like they say, rough enough for out bush. :thumbsup:
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Noisydad » 15 Sep 2015, 7:11 pm

Just keep the drill chips and stick 'em back in the hole at sellng time.
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 15 Sep 2015, 8:08 pm

Noisydad wrote:Just keep the drill chips and stick 'em back in the hole at sellng time.


I should be able to salvage some sawdust from the vacuum cleaner for that :lol:
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by lole » 17 Sep 2015, 10:10 am

on_one_wheel wrote:Like they say, rough enough for out bush. :thumbsup:


Nah looks good :mrgreen:
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 19 Sep 2015, 8:18 pm

Got the floor plate fitted , finished the adjustable comb, fitted a rubber recoil pad to replace the hard plastic Remington one and painted the stock :o because the paint stripper I used to remove the dark varnish was too strong for the wood and turned it grey :violin:
Now I need a new pair of action screws as mine are a fraction too short for this stock.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Utcherd » 22 Sep 2015, 1:42 pm

Yeah looks awesome mate.

Jewelled bolt too I see? DIY?
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 22 Sep 2015, 8:19 pm

Utcherd wrote:Yeah looks awesome mate.

Jewelled bolt too I see? DIY?

Cheers , Plenty of people probably think otherwise but it's all about practically for me now, pretty showpieces have no place in my safe at this point in time.
The rifle came with the jewling , it was a Remington 700 BDL untill it was hit with the sand blaster , cerakoted and had the modified stock fitted.
I've put the BDL stock away for safe keeping, and if I can find a good 700 .223 action I might build that on it.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Herdsman » 29 Sep 2015, 8:51 am

On the subject of bling.

Do you reckon the jewelling actually helps with keeping the bolt cycling smoothly like they say or just a gimmick?
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by on_one_wheel » 22 Feb 2016, 12:31 am

Herdsman wrote:On the subject of bling.

Do you reckon the jewelling actually helps with keeping the bolt cycling smoothly like they say or just a gimmick?


I'd say 90% bling 10% function

It looks great and may help retain oil.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Vati » 01 Mar 2016, 3:09 pm

Meh... The rest of us all get by fine without jewelling so :unknown:

There is some mechanical sense to it but it's sort of solving a problem that isn't really a problem IMO.

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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by Oldbloke » 01 Mar 2016, 7:22 pm

The smoother it is the less oil it will hold. A rough surface holds more oil in the pits and crevices. Just putting a little thicker oil will give much the same result. And with time will smooth out the rough patches.
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Re: Rifle fit and adjustable cheek rest

Post by RDobber » 05 Apr 2016, 12:01 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:I'd say 90% bling 10% function

It looks great and may help retain oil.


I'd say more like 99 / 1.

It does look good on the right rifle though :thumbsup:
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