Originally Posted by Sitka deer
A couple extra pointers:
As you work along the edges try to file longer sections than just the exact high spot, but not by much... keep looking at the barrel contour, which is very little on those barrels, but there is a small radius (Winchesters are straighter and Rugers, straighter yet) so it is not exactly a straight line until you get down the barrel a way.

I use a Foredom flexible shaft tool for the job and eat down the inner area very quickly. But I slow way down on getting the edge to drop in.

Seal the barrel channel (if you are not going to full-length bed) after with a finish similar to the outside of the stock. I am assuming an original wood stock... Using an unequal finish will potentially allow water to come or go faster one side or the other. That can lead to warping...


Thanks a bunch fella. What do yo suggest as a method of fixing the stock securely while working it?

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