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<blockquote data-quote="Small Lady" data-source="post: 2924260" data-attributes="member: 126670"><p>Thanks.</p><p>A lever is what I am used to, and fast at.</p><p>A 243 is a good size bigger than my 30-30 which is what I use now.</p><p>If I need something large, my 7mm prc will suffice. </p><p>If that is not enough I am welcome to borrow a 338 any time I want.</p><p>But the 243 lever action sure is a sweet gun, and yes I have shot them in both Browning and Henry.</p><p></p><p>Cutting a stock down isn't difficult at all.</p><p>Tape around where you want to cut, the tape helps stop splinters. </p><p>Get a fine tooth blade, and mount it backwards on the table saw, then cut slow and easy. Need it curved, bandsaw works great. Need some touch up grab a fine file. Spare time is plentiful in my life now, and I like using the wood shop to build stuff.</p><p>Made myself a night stand recently. </p><p>End table, refurbished a couple of chairs, and just last month finished a Bookcase to give a coworker for his birthday. Love love love love love the slip on recoil pad, makes the back of the stock grippier.</p><p>Drilling 1/4" holes, starting near the bottom for a lower C of G, put in lead, as much as is needed. Drilling 9 inches deep, taking off the weight of the wood drilled out, adds about 2.3 ounces per 9 inch piece.</p><p>Want less, don't drill 9 inches deep.</p><p>Want more, drill more holes.</p><p>A ranch hand here was a gunsmith, and as he says, it isn't rocket science or brain surgery. Most gunsmiths aren't professional wood workers either.</p><p>A coworker bought a rifle from a gunsmith, the way he bedded it wanted to make me cry. Looks like he used a dremel while drunk when seen taken apart. </p><p>If I was swapping out a barrel, trigger, or something on my own rifles, I would trust myself to do it before a gunsmith. Its their income source, so they want to be done quickly, and onto the next money making job.</p><p>Me, if I putter around for 4 hours, I had fun doing so, costs me nothing, and I can go slowly and carefully. </p><p>Questions, youtube videos are an excellent resource. </p><p>Same reason I refuse to let the ford dealer service my company pickup, or the can am dealer my ATV. I do it myself, and then know that its done right.</p><p>Dealerships want the techs to go quickly, and some techs are paid flat rate per job, so they won't waste a second on a job.</p><p>Me, i have all the time I need.</p><p>My ATV is awkward to grease, but if it takes me 30 minutes no big deal, at least I get all the fittings greased well. Cleaning the clutches is a big job. Even changing the oil in it is a task, because it needs partial disassembly to reach the oil filter cartridge cover.</p><p>When I began here my boss bought me a brand new ATV identical to his own. But then his developed a squeak at certain times, so he had me load it into my F150 and drop it off at the dealer, with a list of work he wanted done on it.</p><p>A few days later I was sent to retrieve it, which I did.</p><p>Well it still had the same squeak going over bumps sometimes, so i traded him quads for a while oneday, ran his down to the shop we have, and I greased it myself.</p><p>No more squeaky noise.</p><p>Mine hasn't been worked on by anyone else but me. </p><p>That way I know what was done for sure, and it was done slowly and carefully. </p><p></p><p>For me my guns are the same way, if they need cutting down, balancing, scope mounted, rebedded in the future, barrel swapped, I'll be the one doing it. Maybe a gunsmith could do the same work in a quarter of the time, I really don't care. </p><p>And if I need to watch YouTube tutorials for 2 hours before beginning, can do.</p><p>Also it feels great doing things myself. </p><p>When I can do something myself, why would I want to hire someone to do it for me. My boss had me take 3 vehicles to the tire shop today, to get new winters installed. </p><p>Its a long drive to town, then sit there and wait and wait for them to finish, only to do a substandard job.</p><p>When my boss returned home I said to him, may I order a tire changer and balancer, so i can do them here, and do it correctly, not like those clowns. He said sure, so I had already been researching them while waiting for hours at the tire store, so clickety click I hit order on them, and a good supply of wheel weighs, cones for different wheel hole sizes, and they are on the way. I guarantee that I will do a vastly superior job to those tire shop clowns.</p><p>They balance only to ehhh close enough. </p><p>Tire pressures are in the ballpark, so close enough. </p><p>Impact guns doing up lug nuts, lower it, and then run around with a torque wrench set to whatever it was at from the last job, and if it clicks good enough...of course it clicks, its on too tight from the air gun skippy.</p><p>I took the boss's wifes brand new Porsche in today, the same one I drove home from Vancouver earlier this week. </p><p>Well i was ready for them this time.</p><p>I walked out to the shop with my own pressure gauge, and torque wrench set to the CORRECT TORQUE.</p><p>When skippy was done half way balancing them, and ready to put the wheel back on, I took them from him, lifted it up screwed the lug nuts on as tight as i could with it on a hoist, and adjusted the air pressure exactly right.</p><p>Once skippy was done balancing the last tire, i put it on, lowered it, and then in a 3 step criss cross pattern tightened the lug nuts properly. </p><p>My God why can't people take a little pride in what they do, and do it correctly. </p><p>When the new balancer comes, I will remove the wheels from her beautiful new Cayenne, and truly balance them, and reinstall. </p><p>My F150 needs new winters on it, I grabbed them today at the store and tossed them into my boss's pickup, and will install myself later, so it is done properly. </p><p>No stretched wheel studs, can get them off on the side of the road if i get a flat, and drive smoothly with perfect balance and psi.</p><p>Want it done right, do it yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Small Lady, post: 2924260, member: 126670"] Thanks. A lever is what I am used to, and fast at. A 243 is a good size bigger than my 30-30 which is what I use now. If I need something large, my 7mm prc will suffice. If that is not enough I am welcome to borrow a 338 any time I want. But the 243 lever action sure is a sweet gun, and yes I have shot them in both Browning and Henry. Cutting a stock down isn't difficult at all. Tape around where you want to cut, the tape helps stop splinters. Get a fine tooth blade, and mount it backwards on the table saw, then cut slow and easy. Need it curved, bandsaw works great. Need some touch up grab a fine file. Spare time is plentiful in my life now, and I like using the wood shop to build stuff. Made myself a night stand recently. End table, refurbished a couple of chairs, and just last month finished a Bookcase to give a coworker for his birthday. Love love love love love the slip on recoil pad, makes the back of the stock grippier. Drilling 1/4" holes, starting near the bottom for a lower C of G, put in lead, as much as is needed. Drilling 9 inches deep, taking off the weight of the wood drilled out, adds about 2.3 ounces per 9 inch piece. Want less, don't drill 9 inches deep. Want more, drill more holes. A ranch hand here was a gunsmith, and as he says, it isn't rocket science or brain surgery. Most gunsmiths aren't professional wood workers either. A coworker bought a rifle from a gunsmith, the way he bedded it wanted to make me cry. Looks like he used a dremel while drunk when seen taken apart. If I was swapping out a barrel, trigger, or something on my own rifles, I would trust myself to do it before a gunsmith. Its their income source, so they want to be done quickly, and onto the next money making job. Me, if I putter around for 4 hours, I had fun doing so, costs me nothing, and I can go slowly and carefully. Questions, youtube videos are an excellent resource. Same reason I refuse to let the ford dealer service my company pickup, or the can am dealer my ATV. I do it myself, and then know that its done right. Dealerships want the techs to go quickly, and some techs are paid flat rate per job, so they won't waste a second on a job. Me, i have all the time I need. My ATV is awkward to grease, but if it takes me 30 minutes no big deal, at least I get all the fittings greased well. Cleaning the clutches is a big job. Even changing the oil in it is a task, because it needs partial disassembly to reach the oil filter cartridge cover. When I began here my boss bought me a brand new ATV identical to his own. But then his developed a squeak at certain times, so he had me load it into my F150 and drop it off at the dealer, with a list of work he wanted done on it. A few days later I was sent to retrieve it, which I did. Well it still had the same squeak going over bumps sometimes, so i traded him quads for a while oneday, ran his down to the shop we have, and I greased it myself. No more squeaky noise. Mine hasn't been worked on by anyone else but me. That way I know what was done for sure, and it was done slowly and carefully. For me my guns are the same way, if they need cutting down, balancing, scope mounted, rebedded in the future, barrel swapped, I'll be the one doing it. Maybe a gunsmith could do the same work in a quarter of the time, I really don't care. And if I need to watch YouTube tutorials for 2 hours before beginning, can do. Also it feels great doing things myself. When I can do something myself, why would I want to hire someone to do it for me. My boss had me take 3 vehicles to the tire shop today, to get new winters installed. Its a long drive to town, then sit there and wait and wait for them to finish, only to do a substandard job. When my boss returned home I said to him, may I order a tire changer and balancer, so i can do them here, and do it correctly, not like those clowns. He said sure, so I had already been researching them while waiting for hours at the tire store, so clickety click I hit order on them, and a good supply of wheel weighs, cones for different wheel hole sizes, and they are on the way. I guarantee that I will do a vastly superior job to those tire shop clowns. They balance only to ehhh close enough. Tire pressures are in the ballpark, so close enough. Impact guns doing up lug nuts, lower it, and then run around with a torque wrench set to whatever it was at from the last job, and if it clicks good enough...of course it clicks, its on too tight from the air gun skippy. I took the boss's wifes brand new Porsche in today, the same one I drove home from Vancouver earlier this week. Well i was ready for them this time. I walked out to the shop with my own pressure gauge, and torque wrench set to the CORRECT TORQUE. When skippy was done half way balancing them, and ready to put the wheel back on, I took them from him, lifted it up screwed the lug nuts on as tight as i could with it on a hoist, and adjusted the air pressure exactly right. Once skippy was done balancing the last tire, i put it on, lowered it, and then in a 3 step criss cross pattern tightened the lug nuts properly. My God why can't people take a little pride in what they do, and do it correctly. When the new balancer comes, I will remove the wheels from her beautiful new Cayenne, and truly balance them, and reinstall. My F150 needs new winters on it, I grabbed them today at the store and tossed them into my boss's pickup, and will install myself later, so it is done properly. No stretched wheel studs, can get them off on the side of the road if i get a flat, and drive smoothly with perfect balance and psi. Want it done right, do it yourself. [/QUOTE]
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