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Modifying McMillan HTG for an Arca rail?

jbuck88

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I'm running into a issue with my hunting rifle, win m70 in a edge HTG stock. I want to add a short arca rail for a tripod, but I don't was it to hang down and snag on my pack and gear.

Has anyone milled a recess in the forearm to add a 3" rail so that it all sits flush with the bottom? Would that take out too much structural strength? Could also go deeper and build it back up with fiberglass?
 
Thanks. That's plan B. I have other stocks with mlock/arca and was hoping to find a more streamlined solution. Maybe there isn't one. I'm sure the shell is fiberglass over a light density foam. I would like to cut it down and build the glass back up so that the bottom of the arca rail sits flush with the bottom of the fore end.
 
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