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<blockquote data-quote="JPaul17" data-source="post: 905841" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>Finished the stock the other day and got it out to the range to shoot. Turned out okay I feel, definitely a few things I may change but learned a lot during the process. Still may change the fore end to a more rounded style and open the barrel channel for more clearance. It is floated from about an inch and a half forward of the action all the way to the tip but it's tight on both sides. After mounting my vortex crossfire ii for a quick trip to the range I found myself disappointed with the groupings so I may relieve some bedding in the area under the barrel in front of the action. I wasn't sure how completely free floating the light weight barrel would be so I bedded about an inch and a half forward from the action thinking I could always remove it later based on shooting. Hopefully that will help bring the groups back down to size or maybe I'll just need more load developing. </p><p>All in all I'm happy with the way it turned out and thank you all who answered my questions early on. Starting to plan my next victim but stuck between English walnut or maple on my browning a-bolt or a black walnut stock for my savage 11 stainless and may move on to checkering next as well. Hope everyone enjoyed watching this come together. Any more tips or suggestions are still greatly appreciated as I'm sure I'll continue to tinker with this stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JPaul17, post: 905841, member: 40536"] Finished the stock the other day and got it out to the range to shoot. Turned out okay I feel, definitely a few things I may change but learned a lot during the process. Still may change the fore end to a more rounded style and open the barrel channel for more clearance. It is floated from about an inch and a half forward of the action all the way to the tip but it's tight on both sides. After mounting my vortex crossfire ii for a quick trip to the range I found myself disappointed with the groupings so I may relieve some bedding in the area under the barrel in front of the action. I wasn't sure how completely free floating the light weight barrel would be so I bedded about an inch and a half forward from the action thinking I could always remove it later based on shooting. Hopefully that will help bring the groups back down to size or maybe I'll just need more load developing. All in all I'm happy with the way it turned out and thank you all who answered my questions early on. Starting to plan my next victim but stuck between English walnut or maple on my browning a-bolt or a black walnut stock for my savage 11 stainless and may move on to checkering next as well. Hope everyone enjoyed watching this come together. Any more tips or suggestions are still greatly appreciated as I'm sure I'll continue to tinker with this stock. [/QUOTE]
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