I have a medalist stock on my 700 I love it the only issue I have it the grip is just to big to get a good hand hold on it. I wanted to see if any one has done any mods to this stock and what could be done to make it fit my hand better?
Gunsmithing B&C medalist a2 stock.
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Re: B&C medalist a2 stock.
If I was you I would get your self some sand paper and slowly sand down the high spots until it fits your hand perfect. but go slow as to not take off to much.
If I was you I would get your self some sand paper and slowly sand down the high spots until it fits your hand perfect. but go slow as to not take off to much.
Re: B&C medalist a2 stock.
Sorry for hijacking, but are there any concerns with sanding too much and getting loose fibers from the stock? Not sure if their construction is anything like McMillan or Manners...
Sorry for hijacking, but are there any concerns with sanding too much and getting loose fibers from the stock? Not sure if their construction is anything like McMillan or Manners...
Re: B&C medalist a2 stock.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoCalPete</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry for hijacking, but are there any concerns with sanding too much and getting loose fibers from the stock? Not sure if their construction is anything like McMillan or Manners... </div></div>
Awhile back there was a post concerning modding a B & C stock. The guy took some material off the wide forend. I believe he covered it up with some accraglas and paint. But yes, the shell is thin and you will have to do some patching.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoCalPete</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry for hijacking, but are there any concerns with sanding too much and getting loose fibers from the stock? Not sure if their construction is anything like McMillan or Manners... </div></div>
Awhile back there was a post concerning modding a B & C stock. The guy took some material off the wide forend. I believe he covered it up with some accraglas and paint. But yes, the shell is thin and you will have to do some patching.
Re: B&C medalist a2 stock.
I haven't sanded the exterior but the barrel channel and its just small pieces of glass embedded in the epoxy, not like a mat of glass. The outside could be different.
I haven't sanded the exterior but the barrel channel and its just small pieces of glass embedded in the epoxy, not like a mat of glass. The outside could be different.
Re: B&C medalist a2 stock.
Well I fitted my B&C medalist A2 to my Howa barreled action tonight. Took only a small bit of time and some pieces of 100 grit sand paper, and the job was completed pretty quickly.
The stock was very easy to sand, without worrying about sanding too far as long as you keep fitting the parts and check progress.
I sanded both the inside and the outside with the coating. The coating is thin and easy to sand through, and once you get past that it is the solid stock. I will finish all the sanded parts with Duracoat since I am going to coat the stock anyway. Might just be me, but the stock sands like wood, or at least it looks and behaves like wood.
The toughest part was not the sanding, but actually finding places on the stock that was rubbing against the barreled action, and there were quite a few.
Overall, I enjoyed the project and still feel this was money well spent.
Next step is to bed the barreled action.
Well I fitted my B&C medalist A2 to my Howa barreled action tonight. Took only a small bit of time and some pieces of 100 grit sand paper, and the job was completed pretty quickly.
The stock was very easy to sand, without worrying about sanding too far as long as you keep fitting the parts and check progress.
I sanded both the inside and the outside with the coating. The coating is thin and easy to sand through, and once you get past that it is the solid stock. I will finish all the sanded parts with Duracoat since I am going to coat the stock anyway. Might just be me, but the stock sands like wood, or at least it looks and behaves like wood.
The toughest part was not the sanding, but actually finding places on the stock that was rubbing against the barreled action, and there were quite a few.
Overall, I enjoyed the project and still feel this was money well spent.
Next step is to bed the barreled action.
