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A word about the stocks. The original rifles were pretty flexible in the forend. The 1st photo is of my 223 Compact stock. I later ordered a full length stock from Ruger @ about $80 and it is the newer design and much more rigid.




The old stocks shot just fine, but often needed a generous free float to prevent the barrel from touching the stock. The new stock is rigid enough to not be an issue.

The action never touches any part of the plastic stock. You can see the metal "V" block on the left of the photos. While the stock is cheap, the bedding design prevents it from being a negative.