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Post by smokelessk on Oct 12, 2017 19:38:22 GMT -5
When I built my SML last year the stock I chose was a Boyd's thumbhole laminate. Never used one before so I didn't know about the really long reach one has to have with the trigger finger to reach the trigger. Well I fitted the large Brux barrel to the barrel channel, pillar bedded, glass bedded it, and installed a large recoil pad.
The gun is good to go but I'm not pleased by the un-natural hand position I'm forced to adapt to use to properly press the trigger. I'm thinking of getting creative with this stock. I've got too much time into it already to just replace it to eliminate the thumbhole. What would be the best material to use for filling the thumbhole? Devcon? Marine Tex? A different product? I'm going to fill the hole with something and carve/sand a slight groove behind the safety (Rem 700) on the right side of the stock for my thumb to rest. I have wood working tools and equipment. Refinishing the stock after the alterations is no bother to me. Any thoughts on the best way to approach this predicament?
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Post by Hank on Nov 1, 2017 19:39:59 GMT -5
I would cut several pieces of plywood to match up with the VOID (thunbhole) you are filling. Make the fitment as close as possible. Then bond them to the stock using Devcon Steel putty. This bond should be the strongest you can get, you might be able to reinforce it using some 3/16 or 1/4 inch wooden dowel pins. This filling can be ugly, it don't matter at this point as long as you have a good bond. Once this is all cured (the next day) use body filler (bondo) to fill in the rest of the void. Now let your imagination run wild and file, sand to to any shape you want. When you have got it to your satisfaction, primer it, block sand it and paint it to your liking any your done. No one will ever know it was a Boyd's Thumbhole......
P.S. Make sure you remove all the finish on the stock before bonding or it won't stick.
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 2, 2017 5:59:55 GMT -5
Thank you Jeff. I hadn't thought of using wood to fill the majority of the void or to use bondo to finish it out. It is a large hole to fill for sure and that would be a better option to patch it then just Devcon. Probably a project for after hunting season but I'll get it done eventually. The thumbhole really has to go. In my modifications I'm also going to take material off the comb so I can install a Kydex check piece for that solid cheek weld I appreciate so much. Thank you again.
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AJ
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Post by AJ on Nov 3, 2017 18:05:11 GMT -5
With all of that custom work to do, I would just get a new stock in the shape you like.
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 4, 2017 4:13:57 GMT -5
With all of that custom work to do, I would just get a new stock in the shape you like. I already spent ten hours opening up the barrel channel for the Brux barrel and installed a $70 recoil pad. Plus the time I spent glass bedding it and pillar bedded it as well. I'm this far into it may as well keep going and make it exactly what I want. Even if I bought another stock I would be spending time and effort making that one into what I want it to be. May as well work with what I have, put another 5-6 hours in it and have a stock that precisely fits me. And I already have the Kydex check rest sitting on the shelf. |
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Post by Richard on Nov 17, 2017 20:16:47 GMT -5
I will give you another hint on how to fill the hole. Based on years in the autobody industry and in particular doing Corvette restorations. I would get a can of resin at the auto store and some fiber-glass cloth/mat. Thoroughly rough up the wood (a course rasp or 40 grit sand paper). Using masking or duct tape, cover one side of the hole(so no resin can leak thru). With the stock on its side and the tape side down, mix your resin/hardner and add a lot of cut up fiberglass mat into a paste and stuff it in to fill it up. Once hardened, you can grind/sand and then finish off with the bondo to fill any air pockets or voids. I have altered many a stock with this method.
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