I have been an aspiring Long Range Hunter for a few years. I live in Georgia but travel out West for Elk and Mule Deer hunting. Got my first good long range opportunity a few weeks ago and took a Cow Elk at 520 yds. I am shooting a Sako .338 Lapua Magnum. I was prone and propped on a Spartan tripod, so it was easy to be rock steady. I am excited about pursuing further opportunities in the future but came to this forum mainly for tips and information on how to improve, practice, and start some amateur gunsmithing and reloading. I have the gunsmith recessed magnet for the Spartan tripod and noticed on my trip that the weight of the Sako on the Spartan is causing cracks in the stock. Still trying to decided whether to tackle trying to repair it or replace the stock but figured this forum will help with that decision and much more. Thanks.
Newish Long Range Hunter from Georgia
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Monster Toms
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Welcome to the forum from Tennessee. Good luck on your stock problem. I've never tried to repair a cracked stock. Are you wanting to go wood or synthetic if you replace?
Tommytrees
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Welcome to the forum from the Florida Georgia Lime.
ShtrRdy
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Welcome to the forum! We'll try to help you with the stock. Maybe take a picture and post it in the gunsmithing section along with a description.
CanisLupus
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Welcome, from Kentucky!
Southern 62
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Welcome from South Ga. So much knowledge here. You'll definitely enjoy it.
Yeah. I realized that after playing around in the Classifieds for a while. Makes sense.
I will most likely go with a synthetic since that is what it has now and is already heavy. I love the look of wood though and have a Weatherby Sporter in wood that I love. I am on the fence.
Thank you. I live in Athens, up in Northeast GA.
I have the M995 and have gathered that from reading on this forum also. However, this is 100% my fault. The gun is very heavy and the recessed gunsmith adapter is not in the center of that weight. The tension on the adapter has caused the cracking.
Ok. Thanks. I will do that.
