I bought my 6.5 Creedmoor LRP last year with the intentions of turning it into something else (metallic silhouette donor action), but when I found another rifle to fill the role I then had a Savage LRP to play with. What to do... set it up for F-class and Long Range UKD matches. The only decision I really needed to make was what scope I wanted to run. After some research I decided on the Sightron SIII 10-50x60mm and found one for a great price. I knew the stock on the LRP was seriously shitty for large objective scopes... just didn't know how bad it would be. I needed a higher cheek rest!
I looked at all the commercial options and nothing seemed right to me. The Karsten style seems to be the most popular choice in the "tactical" world but it just isn't for me and this rifle will never see true duty, just the range. It seems very functional but I just don't like it. My first choice was to buy one of the aftermarket systems like a LoggerHead and cut the stock and install that, but I am also a tightwad. Haha.
I decided to make my own. I bought a 1/4" thick sheet of Kydex from Ebay and then basically just forgot about it for a month or two while I thought of different ways to go about it. Below is what I came up with. It feels rock solid and puts my eye perfectly in line with the scope. I did a bunch of online research on shaping Kydex. Basically you heat it in the oven until it is soft and then you shape it. I used my stock as a form and just carefully laid some wet paper towels on the stock to protect the finish. Once I had the shape I wanted I set out on how to design the actual attachment method. There are probably hundreds of ways to do this. I decided on using 1/4-20 threaded inserts bedded into the stock and a simple spacer system to adjust the height. I wasn't looking for something that is knob adjustable as I am not planning on moving this once it is exactly where I want it. However, I can detach it in under a minute and remove/add spacers and have it back on in less than 2 minutes total.
Lastly I contoured the cheek rest to make it a minimal profile for just what contacts the human face (plus a little extra). I did that on my disc/belt sander and then polished the edges on my buffing wheel. I'm trying to decide if I am going to add a layer of moleskin for comfort.
I'll take some more photos from the other side so y'all can see the spacers. Looks like I need to countersink that front screw a tiny bit more. The bolt easily removes without hitting the rest. I will however have to remove it for cleaning. Like I said... a sixty second affair.
Cheers! Hope this gives you guys that have been thinking about a solution some ideas.
I looked at all the commercial options and nothing seemed right to me. The Karsten style seems to be the most popular choice in the "tactical" world but it just isn't for me and this rifle will never see true duty, just the range. It seems very functional but I just don't like it. My first choice was to buy one of the aftermarket systems like a LoggerHead and cut the stock and install that, but I am also a tightwad. Haha.
I decided to make my own. I bought a 1/4" thick sheet of Kydex from Ebay and then basically just forgot about it for a month or two while I thought of different ways to go about it. Below is what I came up with. It feels rock solid and puts my eye perfectly in line with the scope. I did a bunch of online research on shaping Kydex. Basically you heat it in the oven until it is soft and then you shape it. I used my stock as a form and just carefully laid some wet paper towels on the stock to protect the finish. Once I had the shape I wanted I set out on how to design the actual attachment method. There are probably hundreds of ways to do this. I decided on using 1/4-20 threaded inserts bedded into the stock and a simple spacer system to adjust the height. I wasn't looking for something that is knob adjustable as I am not planning on moving this once it is exactly where I want it. However, I can detach it in under a minute and remove/add spacers and have it back on in less than 2 minutes total.
Lastly I contoured the cheek rest to make it a minimal profile for just what contacts the human face (plus a little extra). I did that on my disc/belt sander and then polished the edges on my buffing wheel. I'm trying to decide if I am going to add a layer of moleskin for comfort.
I'll take some more photos from the other side so y'all can see the spacers. Looks like I need to countersink that front screw a tiny bit more. The bolt easily removes without hitting the rest. I will however have to remove it for cleaning. Like I said... a sixty second affair.
Cheers! Hope this gives you guys that have been thinking about a solution some ideas.
