The thing with pre-64’s is the area around the rear guard screw. Dropping a pre-64 into a stock pattern designed around a post-64 action often results in the bottom metal protruding 1/8 inch around the rear screw. Inletting it deeper will not help ... it’s a difference in bottom metal dimensions in that specific area that requires more material to properly accommodate the pre-64 bottom metal.
Obviously, the pre-64 Montecarlo is designed around the pre-64 and thus fit is perfect.
Heads up ...
They mentioned that. I’m not to concerned with it. This is a hunting rifle and I can live with that. Just want to drop a few ounces.
So you paid that much for a stock knowing it's going to need alterations and you aren't willing to do it yourself. And yes, it can be made right by going a tad deeper with the inletting. I don't know where some of you guys get your info?
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BTDT a few times. Please correct me if I'm wrong.. What you don't want to do is grind down a $50.00 original trigger guard. Please don't do that...