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Offline heftylefty

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Starting my stock work
« on: January 15, 2009, 10:23:42 AM »
I have started to work on my .308 handi. I doing the forearm relief and adding some "o" rings etc...
The gun I have has a synthetic stock and the forearm looked difficult to work so I am using the wood
forearm from the original stock. I switched to the synthetic because the wood stock was a youth model. I needed to make the wood look like the synthetic so I used a Texture paint from Rust-oleum and then fogged it with flat black to duplicate the color. Finally I used a Satin finish Poly to finish. I must say it looks pretty good.  Do any of ya'll think I will have problems from using a plastic stock with a wood forearm???? I wouldn't think so but I am learning on this forum just how much I don't know. Haven't started shooting yet but the only place the forearm is touching is at the hinge and the lock
lug. I'm not sure how to gage the pressure on the screw???? Anyone have a tip for that besides the
$50 torque screwdriver? Anyway this is a lot of fun...hope I'm not getting something started I can't finish.   
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Offline Badnews Bob

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Re: Starting my stock work
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 10:37:41 AM »
Sounds like you have a good plan started, you should have no problem with the syn stock/wood mix, and the syn is easier to add wieght to if you want for balance or recoil control, While your at it go ahead and do a trigger job. Polishing everything and stoning the surfaces really makes a big diffrence on these rifles. Just use the FAQs to your advantage. Good luck. 8)
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Re: Starting my stock work
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 12:16:33 PM »
You might want to try counting the turns of the screw driver.   I have never done it but I think it will work.   i am trying to float mine with the o-ring.  The o-ring i have smashed down to much so i might try fridge magnets.   
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Re: Starting my stock work
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 12:29:17 PM »
There are several methods of dealing with the forend in the FAQs and Help sticky under ACCURIZING .

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Re: Starting my stock work
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 04:45:19 PM »
i bought a auto body bolt from lowes bolt section that has a large washer already attached to it that wont come off.  the bolt is black and has a standard bolt head not a screw head so you can use a torque wrench and tighten it down the same every time.  seems that 20-25 inch/lbs works for most.  good thing is the washer fits in the cutout of the plastic forend mounting hole.
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