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A little progress that no one will see...(with an apology in advance for my poor photographs)

Getting the inletting tight and consistent tested my patience, my talent, and my aging eyes.








But the biggest trick was going back in after the inletting was done and glass bedding the rifle to give it a more stable platform. It was nerve wracking to make sure I did not screw up my earlier efforts when I was removing wood, slopping bedding compound around, and then cleaning up the inevitable overages. I can do a fiberglass stock in about a third of the time I spent on this one.







But I think I pulled it off--all photos of the inletting shown above were taken after the glass bedding was done.

I was able to have D'Arcy Echols look my progress over. The forend needs to be about an inch shorter, the flow of the action into the grip needed more work, and the nose of the comb was not symmetrical and too blocky. I am indebted to him for his charity toward a hack.