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280AI project done...before and after stock pics..

Some time back I posted some pics of the stock that I got from Microfit for my 280AI project..the inletting was actually pretty good..it took very little work to fit the action...the barrel channel...

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Nice job Bob,looks great, the kind of look I like on a rifle. Well done. A.J.

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AJ..thanks...It seems like all the stocks I do end up too shiny..I tried to get this one to show the grain but still have a satin/flat finish on it..I may end up buffing it down a little more with...

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nice work zee!se that stock did turn out looking good after all. i like the grain on the right side.the woodplus stock i used for my 308 is nice too. on the left side it jumps out at you while the...

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Very nice Bob ! Beautiful stock and I like the looks of the gun kote too, had been wondering what it looked like,thanks for the pictures.Hope your fishing is still going as well as your last...

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Good looking stock and overall rifle Bob. What did you use to finish? If Tru-Oil you can dip some super fine steel wool in the T-O and work the shine down. Really does not matter about the shine...

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Great looking gun Zee.Do you have any particular reason,as to your choice of a one piece mount over a two?Not questioning it,just wondering.

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razorbuc..Thanks..I am glad you like my new toy!Actually, I do have a reason..with the B-square mount I have more options as to where I can place my scope..and more scope choices as well...if you use...

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Zee I think you can get that scope a little lower can't you you must have at least 25 thousandths of space to get it down?you could have the base milled a little on bottom so you can get it low enough...

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Z,Thanks for posting the pics. Very nice!!The grain looks good.Steve

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IZH..Thanks..Rod..actually that scope is really, really low..if it was any lower I wouldn't be able to lift the safety into its top position...you are absolutely right...no problem getting low enough...

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Guys you just have to know how to do it to get the bolt that low and wheeler forging blocks arnet the way to do it.I have a special reworked set that are long since been out of production. I am happy...

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Zee....nice job !!!! Doesn't shine too much for me !! I like the color and style on this one, and even if they are more work I think Microfit gives a more classy final product. Oh...........and I do...

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VnS..glad you like it...yeah..thumbhole again ...I wanted to try one of the dual grip design thumbhole stocks to see how much difference (if any) it made in how the rifle handles...I really do like...

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Pics take me to a world map. Keith Semper FiA brave man dies but one death, a coward dies daily

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Keith..I don't know whats up with that...I haven't changed the URL in the post..but when I click on the image block I get an error message...Z

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I just tried to access Hunt101 and it looks like their server is down....that is why the pics are not showing up...Z

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Well, now it is really finished... Last weekend I went to the range to see how this thing was going to shoot after I floated the barrel...Big Surprise!!! At 100 yds it was string the shots vertically...

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Thanks for sharing that episode Zee.It's still hard for me to get it through my head,how important stock fit can be.I'd never heard the term "free float" until about a year ago.All my guns had been...

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I love that rifle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really appreciate your work and your willingness to share the bad with the good. We can all learn a lot from each other.vnsLong live the Swedish Mauser!!

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