How hard is it to open up a stock for a larger diameter barrel? I have a McMillan A5 thats contoured for a varmint barrel and am thinking of throwing in an SPS Tactical, which I believe has a thicker contour.
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Re: Opening Up a Stock
They are the same contour, however, if you need to remove material a course sandpaper does wonders. Just go slow and test fit a lot. I have inlet several stocks for larger barrels, and it seems very easy to get the sides too wide before you get it deep enough on the bottom, so watch for that.
DD
They are the same contour, however, if you need to remove material a course sandpaper does wonders. Just go slow and test fit a lot. I have inlet several stocks for larger barrels, and it seems very easy to get the sides too wide before you get it deep enough on the bottom, so watch for that.
DD
Re: Opening Up a Stock
I have an SPS tactical 20" in my McMillan A5 contoured for Varmint Barrel.
It's close but it's still floating fine.
I'm in the same boat as you however, when I rebarrel it... It will have to be widened. Read not long ago about people using a socket on the handle wrapped in coarse sandpaper and just running the length of the channel until it's deep / wide enough to comfortably take the desired barrel.
I have an SPS tactical 20" in my McMillan A5 contoured for Varmint Barrel.
It's close but it's still floating fine.
I'm in the same boat as you however, when I rebarrel it... It will have to be widened. Read not long ago about people using a socket on the handle wrapped in coarse sandpaper and just running the length of the channel until it's deep / wide enough to comfortably take the desired barrel.
Re: Opening Up a Stock
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 96C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have an SPS tactical 20" in my McMillan A5 contoured for Varmint Barrel.
It's close but it's still floating fine.
I'm in the same boat as you however, when I rebarrel it... It will have to be widened. Read not long ago about people using a socket on the handle wrapped in coarse sandpaper and just running the length of the channel until it's deep / wide enough to comfortably take the desired barrel. </div></div>
Thanks, do you have any pictures of that setup by the way?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 96C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have an SPS tactical 20" in my McMillan A5 contoured for Varmint Barrel.
It's close but it's still floating fine.
I'm in the same boat as you however, when I rebarrel it... It will have to be widened. Read not long ago about people using a socket on the handle wrapped in coarse sandpaper and just running the length of the channel until it's deep / wide enough to comfortably take the desired barrel. </div></div>
Thanks, do you have any pictures of that setup by the way?
Re: Opening Up a Stock
Sure
As you can see there's a fair bit of meat on the front end of the stock that can be chewed out with the sand paper for a larger barrel without worrying too much.
I've got a badger FTE on the way so that should add another two inches to the barrel length which is fine.
Sure
As you can see there's a fair bit of meat on the front end of the stock that can be chewed out with the sand paper for a larger barrel without worrying too much.
I've got a badger FTE on the way so that should add another two inches to the barrel length which is fine.
Re: Opening Up a Stock
If you go wrong and take too much out, its also very easy to use JBWeld, Chemical Metal or something similar to build it back up again..
If you go wrong and take too much out, its also very easy to use JBWeld, Chemical Metal or something similar to build it back up again..
