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Interesting comments about lowering the scope. It looks just about right for the way I shoot. I've tried about every height and highs or extra highs are what I usually end up with. You must have an enormous face. I start with lows, and often wish I could go lower.
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Cutting back the barrel while leaving the laminated stock in place would tend to make it butt heavy.
Heavy butts are rarely a good thing.
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Heavy butts are always a good thing...
I'm not trying to make it a featherweight, more compact is more what I'm after. Its apparent that the barreled action has found a sweat spot in the Boyd's stock. So it's staying for now.
Thanks for the tips.
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If shorter is what you are after, hack away
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No, but I had some Ammo that did... Bet that has something to do with your Campfire name... DF
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I had a buddy that ruined a very expensive, fluted, rifle barrel in 338 EDGE. He wanted it throated out for heavier bullets to match his wyatt extended magazine box. He was impatient and kept pestering my buddy about it. Finally my buddy said if you want it done so quick do it yourself. Set it up in the vice with the throating reamer on a t handle. Told him to lightly give it a turn and then check the distance to the lands until he got it where he wanted.
Came back a little later and this yahoo had screwed that throating reamer down all the way until the t-handle hit the back of his action. basically giving himself around 9” of freebore. I guess old Roy Weatherby would be proud!!!!!
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My dad was at a gun auction in PENN many years ago and he and one of his gun head friends were looking at a Savage 340 22 Hornet that they were thinking about bidding on. My dad noticed that it had been drilled and tapped on the barrel for a longer scope and one of the holes went through the barrel and into the bore.
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I would leave the barrel alone. If changing the stock or changing mounts or optics somehow screws things up, you can put the old ones back. If you've cut the barrel off, it's cut off.
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And if its cut off....so what? Its likely not going to shoot any worse, and if it does, screw a new one on.
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Its apparent that the barreled action has found a sweat spot in the Boyd's stock. So it's staying for now.
That sensible decision sure took the wind out of my sails for some pretty snide remarks! That's a beautiful rifle shooting better than 90% of factory rifles out there. Ya paid extra for the grips on that stock (love the Forest Camo -- have it on several different rifles) and if it fits comfortably with those rings, I wouldn't change them, either.
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Originally Posted By Ringman Interesting comments about lowering the scope. It looks just about right for the way I shoot. I've tried about every height and highs or extra highs are what I usually end up with.
You must have an enormous face.
I start with lows, and often wish I could go lower.
Not really. I have sorta a small head. It's difficult to find a new cowboy hat since I wear 7 1/8-7 1/4. I don't scrunch my face down on the stock, but rather hold all my rifles lightly like I would a BB gun.
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I just finished this one. 22" .375 brushgun converted to 16.5" carbine with lightweight stocks. Changed the straight lever out for a curved lever, and swapped and fit the wood, shortened and crowned the barrel. Lots of handwork involved, about 6 hours.
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If it does that consistently, there's no way I'd touch it. THIS^^^^^^^ IN SPADES! You can thank us later ...............
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