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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 1706400" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>It appears that the bottom metal was an after thought . The magazine box that is the size for one without bottom metal is a different length then the one for an action with bottom metal . You may need to get the proper magazine box from the action manufacture that will fit into and be held in place by it's fit into the bottom of the action , the follower and spring should work . You can get some longer action screws and use a good amount of release agent on them then fill in and shape the bottom of the stock , make sure to tape off or fill the areas with modeling clay , that you don't want filled in with your bedding compound , stock repair compound, after it cures remove the bolts and put the bottom metal on the outside of the stock use the screws to keep it lined up , use a scribe to trace around the bottom metal then carefully cut out the stock a little at a time with a small rotary burr and dremmel or get someone with a milling machine to cut it to the lines and the proper depth . Then if it wasn't pillar bedded you can do that at this time after the stock has been fixed . If it hasn't been pillar bedded and you decide not to pillar bed it you will want to drill the action screw holes to a larger size so that the screws fit into the action and bottom metal wit no binding . I wouldn't hesitate to do my own that looked like that but a good smith or builder and stock maker perhaps even Bell and Carlson might do the work for you .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 1706400, member: 91783"] It appears that the bottom metal was an after thought . The magazine box that is the size for one without bottom metal is a different length then the one for an action with bottom metal . You may need to get the proper magazine box from the action manufacture that will fit into and be held in place by it's fit into the bottom of the action , the follower and spring should work . You can get some longer action screws and use a good amount of release agent on them then fill in and shape the bottom of the stock , make sure to tape off or fill the areas with modeling clay , that you don't want filled in with your bedding compound , stock repair compound, after it cures remove the bolts and put the bottom metal on the outside of the stock use the screws to keep it lined up , use a scribe to trace around the bottom metal then carefully cut out the stock a little at a time with a small rotary burr and dremmel or get someone with a milling machine to cut it to the lines and the proper depth . Then if it wasn't pillar bedded you can do that at this time after the stock has been fixed . If it hasn't been pillar bedded and you decide not to pillar bed it you will want to drill the action screw holes to a larger size so that the screws fit into the action and bottom metal wit no binding . I wouldn't hesitate to do my own that looked like that but a good smith or builder and stock maker perhaps even Bell and Carlson might do the work for you . [/QUOTE]
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