Pardon my ignorance guys, but does the term "inletting" mean in refernce to rifle stocks. Considering replacing the wood with synthetic on a Sako 75Hunter. Thanks!

inletting is the term used to denote the process of carefully removing wood to fit the various metal parts into the wood stock.

The term "inletting" can either be a verb or a noun. 54JNoll covered the verb form. "Inletting" can also refer to the recessed portion of the stock into which the barreled action fits. Example: The stock's inletting appeared to have been done by a gap-toothed beaver.

Gap toothed beaver, that cracked me up. Unfortunate timing too. My fiancee was standing behind me scratching my neck and head for me and I started laughing and got the "what's so funny, are you making fun of me?" she must have been talking and thought I was listening. oops.

Red

Yeah, them gap toothed beavers you guys are talkin' about brought back memories (or maybe they're flashbacks) of some of the inhabitants of the garden spots I visited during my stint in the Marine Corps.