Hello all, I am glad I found this site and I hope I fit in well, and I am looking forward to interacting and hopefully contributing as well. Great looking site. A tickle slow to register and navigate but apparently many are having the same issues so I'm sure it is temporary.
What a mountain of incredible info available here!! I will be reading for days!
I have a B&C Medalist on the way for my .308 Howa 1500 Tactical 20" heavy barrel. I am not certain I will bother with the detachable magazine kit when I change out my current stock, because I do not like the polymer look and feel so much. I never even put it in the Hogue Overmolded stock the rifle came with. It would be nice for shooting groups of 3 shot strings. Be able to do 3 strings before reloading.
In case I decide to change my mind, does anyone know if the Howa 10rd detachable magazine kit will drop right into the B&C stock?
If not, what sort of modifications/Dremel work will be required? Considering that B&C says if I remove more than a credit card thickness of material off their stock, I will void my warranty. They would not say if the Howa mag kit works in their stocks, because they do not have one to try/fit to. Legal reasons maybe?
I also ordered a bedding kit for the B&C from stocky'sstocks, on their recommendation. Is it necessary to bed my action to the B&C right away.....at all? Should I shoot it a bit first? Somebody told me even a stock should be "broken in". I've never heard such a thing.
Now, before you go off on really 'smith intense lingo and details, please bear in mind I am new to the concept of fine tuning rifle stocks etc. I'm not afraid though.....I've worked with my hands and brain all my life......over 40yrs and have been a master motorcycle mechanic for around 30 yrs, although I'm out of the trade now. But I've done a ton of fabricating and fine detail work....much of it in my current gig in film and TV production also. I still have all my trade tools, hand tools, air tools etc....3 high toolbox. So I am confident I can do this work, and have the tools to do it..... unless I'm told to leave it alone and take it to a gunsmith, by an expert here.
I hope I don't come off as full of it.....I'm really not, fully laid back really......I just want to give solid info for you guys to make determinations from.
Thanks folks. I look forward to your advice.
Cheers!
What a mountain of incredible info available here!! I will be reading for days!
I have a B&C Medalist on the way for my .308 Howa 1500 Tactical 20" heavy barrel. I am not certain I will bother with the detachable magazine kit when I change out my current stock, because I do not like the polymer look and feel so much. I never even put it in the Hogue Overmolded stock the rifle came with. It would be nice for shooting groups of 3 shot strings. Be able to do 3 strings before reloading.
In case I decide to change my mind, does anyone know if the Howa 10rd detachable magazine kit will drop right into the B&C stock?
If not, what sort of modifications/Dremel work will be required? Considering that B&C says if I remove more than a credit card thickness of material off their stock, I will void my warranty. They would not say if the Howa mag kit works in their stocks, because they do not have one to try/fit to. Legal reasons maybe?
I also ordered a bedding kit for the B&C from stocky'sstocks, on their recommendation. Is it necessary to bed my action to the B&C right away.....at all? Should I shoot it a bit first? Somebody told me even a stock should be "broken in". I've never heard such a thing.
Now, before you go off on really 'smith intense lingo and details, please bear in mind I am new to the concept of fine tuning rifle stocks etc. I'm not afraid though.....I've worked with my hands and brain all my life......over 40yrs and have been a master motorcycle mechanic for around 30 yrs, although I'm out of the trade now. But I've done a ton of fabricating and fine detail work....much of it in my current gig in film and TV production also. I still have all my trade tools, hand tools, air tools etc....3 high toolbox. So I am confident I can do this work, and have the tools to do it..... unless I'm told to leave it alone and take it to a gunsmith, by an expert here.
I hope I don't come off as full of it.....I'm really not, fully laid back really......I just want to give solid info for you guys to make determinations from.
Thanks folks. I look forward to your advice.
Cheers!
