That gap looks like a factory McMillan flaw but the bedding job was not done by a true gunsmith it was a gun hack and my instructor would've kicked my a if I would've done that back in Gunsmithing school, even as a student learning. Sorry man!Just got my rifle back from the gunsmith. I had my tikka t3 .308 bedded in a Mcmillan gamehunter stock. When I got home and disassembled the stock I was lets just say angry. It appears an needless amount of material was removed from an already fully inleted stock and now there is a gap between my action and the stock where my bolt closes. I also spent over an hour cleaning compound off the barrel and even inside the action had serious debrie and all of this for the bargin price of $130. I would love some opinions on this because I am taking it back looking for a labor refund and the cost of a now worthless stock that I cant even resell in its current condition.
Went there too sir.One more thing, a Dremel Tool is not a gunsmithing tool! It is nothing more than a "trouble maker", as the stockmaking instructor called it when I attended (and graduated!) from MCCs' 2 yr gunsmithing program.
The stock is not ruined. It can be repaired by a competent gunsmith. I am not trying to be combative here. If I was, you'd know it. I bothered to go thru a 2yr accredited gunsmithing school. Stockmaking by hand , from a blank, was still taught then. Students were required 4 stocks by hand from a blank or about twice that many from a pre-inlets. I opted for the 4 from blanks. The pics posted show darned sloppy work, to say the very least. But ruined? I think not! As I have said, that 'mess' can be repaired and the action properly bedded. Curious as to your training that would have you say the stock is ruined. All I can see is some sloppy work, where no real structural damage has occurred . The gap under the bolt handle I commonly see from the Mc factory, and it would'n't be a structural issue, just cosmetic and a place for 'trash' to find its way into a place it's not supposed to be.First off, as a gunsmith The stock is ruined, it is no longer a safe stock.
Just got my rifle back from the gunsmith. I had my tikka t3 .308 bedded in a Mcmillan gamehunter stock. When I got home and disassembled the stock I was lets just say angry. It appears an needless amount of material was removed from an already fully inleted stock and now there is a gap between my action and the stock where my bolt closes. I also spent over an hour cleaning compound off the barrel and even inside the action had serious debrie and all of this for the bargin price of $130. I would love some opinions on this because I am taking it back looking for a labor refund and the cost of a now worthless stock that I cant even resell in its current condition.