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I was just wondering what is it with the majority of US custom and factory gunmakers that they do not get it right. The amount of wood and wood to metal volume is just right, not heavy..... perfect !

The rifles are beautiful and in profile the stocks are outstanding but from the pictures I see they are rather wide at the magazines even though they seem to be large ring actions. This is the usual case so I am used to seeing it.



Once one has carried a 99 Savage, Brno 22/21 or Kimber 84M you know that it's much easier to handle and carry than the wide stocks. The Savage, Brno and Kimber hold just as many rounds as other rifles.

George S: The 9.3 will first see action in Namibia in October, the 6.5 might (will) be hunting whitetail in September. After that it´s moose!

Savage 99: Never really thought about the wideness as my hands are big (I´m big) but I see your point though.

The perfect G&T is with 65% gin and 35% tonic. Lemon to be used sparingly.

The powerdrill and toiletbrush is a great way to clean new potatoes (they´re small and really dirty). Just put the taters in a bucket with water and buzz em.

Savage, The wide looking stocks look just like my beechwood husqvarnas, they were wider than the walnut ones. But they arent "that" wide realy. They taper thinner into the metal work nicely.
Maybe a modified beech stock was used for the pattern. Mine although alittle wide like the pictures are nice and the fore end slims down close to the barrel with a flat bottom,the grip is thin. They do feel nice to carry. they have a nice shape to them.
The top of the comb is quit thin on mine . The comb top nose looks pretty thin in the pix too.

The width of a stock must just be personal preferance anyway. Some of my marksman stocks are very wide under the actions and I prefer them.

Back to the subject stocks, they are unique. They are very good art as well. I also would use them in profile for a pattern. The butt stocks on them do not have the typical European drop at the heel that is not favored here but instead seem very functional as well as beautiful.

Savage99: The drop isn´t there because a) I had a CZ once that had one hell of a muzzlejump b) because boha (and I) find the English straight stock to be optimal in bigger and smaller calibers.

And they look better.

But function is what I was after in these guns, looks came second, and boha and Sam did deliver as ordered.

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Originally posted by cewe:
Savage99: The drop isn´t there because a) I had a CZ once that had one hell of a muzzlejump b) because boha (and I) find the English straight stock to be optimal in bigger and smaller calibers.

But function is what I was after in these guns, looks came second, and boha and Sam did deliver as ordered.

In fact I wanted to make more drop, but was not allowed.

And Savage99, you are very observant, and one of the great benefits of this forum is that you get comments from people who know what they are talking about. The wideness at the actions has an explanation - the barrel on the 9,3 is very thin, the wood heavy and the length of pull considerable (Cewe being of Wookie-stature), so to avoid increasing the weight with lead in the forearm, balancing the rifle required more wood up front or less in the butt. So the thin barrel made it impossible to have a thick forearm to ruin the lines, the forearm length being the required 8" front of the reciever ring, therefor the amount of wood at the action was required. And I wanted the rifles to look alike, so the 6,5 got the same thickness. I know I could have removed wood from inside the butt. I am a lazy man though.. But I got the balance right on the 9,3.

Boha

Removed wood from who´s butt?

I need to wash your mouth again. Or you need to remove the wood splinters and wash that end..

Touchy, touchy!

I just asked a simple question...

Very nice work. I like the rifles especially that 9.3. How do I get an invitation to the next exchange? I have a cordless drill that might come in handy.

The proper G&T is 70% G/30% T with a generous squeeze of lime.

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Boha and I might be attending the next Nordic A&R meeting, why not join us there?

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Cewe being of Wookie-stature

Nicely stated! I too am from the same breed! Although the Irish and Germans got in there somehow, but it didnt stop me from going over the 6'8" mark!

I would love to see more of the checkering. It is a very simple calssic design that I saw once on a Ribgy of Jeffery rifle. I love the double border and style. Please show more of it, and maybe the bottom of the forearm checkering too. Very nice job!

The worst problem with stockmaking or gunsmithing in general is that you have to return the rifles to their owners.
But here´s a picture of the forearm of my very own .500 Jeffery, checkered in the same fashion, but without the double borders.