Any problems with the stocks cracking on a late model RSM in 375 H&H. Also can anyone recommend someone in KY or NW TN for stock work.

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Originally posted by fmiq:
Any problems with the stocks cracking on a late model RSM in 375 H&H. Also can anyone recommend someone in KY or NW TN for stock work.

fmiq: don't know about .375 H&H....but mine in .458 Lott cracked at the tang. It is being restocked Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks, LLC. of Darby, Mt. Photo of damage follows:



Good luck with yours. Cheers. Chip.

$100 rifle,$10,000 Rifle, if the tang on a big bore touches the stock it will split, no news there. My .416 Rigby RSM had 150 full patch rounds thru it with no problems before I decided to do a bit of stock work, but the tang did not touch the stock from new and I checked again after 10 "settelin" in rounds" Later I pulled the action, slimmed down as much wood as I could without affecting the checkering rounding all the square edges, added a second stock bolt Devcon bedded both bolts, the "magic Ruger bedding iron", and then the action and most of the barrel. No effect on near cloverleaf accuracy. I know, "rifles should be perfect from the factory, Rugers are crap, my Worldblaster.393 was perfect from the day one" hahaha We all know the world is not so ordered. My rifle had a very nice straight grained stock and there was no need to re stock just to make it "right" Ya might have noticed on this board, some have a rifle restocked and the smith didn't have any better idea of how a bigbore should be stocked than most of todays factories. Again, no news there.

Send RIP a PM here on the forum and ask for the contact details for Rusty McGee in northern Kentucky. I have no doubt that they can get you lined out.

The .375 is pretty mild, so good bedding is all that is needed, and proper relieving of the wood at the tang. It is a pretty straightforward job.

Jeremy

Yup. As long as all the angled or round parts of the action that face rearward have a bit of gap with the stock bolted down tight and the under barrel recoil lug is bedded tight and some cross bolts are bedded in nice and strong you should be good to go.

My little RSM 77 in .458 Lott don't look the same any more:






The blank was supplied by Cecil Fredi in Las Vegas....Work was done by LeRoy Barry of Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks in Darby , Montana. By the way, I think LeRoy does a lot of the stock work for Wayne Jacobsen (American Hunting Rifles). Needless to say, I am happy. Cheers. Chip.

WOW!!! that's very nice!!!

Nice work.

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Originally posted by Dr. Lou:
WOW!!! that's very nice!!!

Understatment!! beautiful!!

Yep, very nice looks, but grain lay-out makes it GREAT, as Tony the Tiger wood say.

Nice cross bolts fore and aft of the magazine well, a good idea even with no integral recoil lug on the action at all.

Is there a hidden crossbolt backing up the slip-over-the-bolster forearm recoil plate (the only recoil lug on the rifle),
or has the bedding system been modified?

45-degree front pillar and standard rear pillar?

With that GREAT grain in the grip, no wrist bolt needed for a little old .458 Lott.

9.5 to 10.0 pounds weight for dry rifle?

Complements to the chef.

Anybody ever find a synthetic stock for the RSM?

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Originally posted by RIP:
Yep, very nice looks, but grain lay-out makes it GREAT, as Tony the Tiger wood say.

Nice cross bolts fore and aft of the magazine well, a good idea even with no integral recoil lug on the action at all.

Is there a hidden crossbolt backing up the slip-over-the-bolster forearm recoil plate (the only recoil lug on the rifle),
or has the bedding system been modified?

45-degree front pillar and standard rear pillar?

With that GREAT grain in the grip, no wrist bolt needed for a little old .458 Lott.

9.5 to 10.0 pounds weight for dry rifle?

Complements to the chef.

Anybody ever find a synthetic stock for the RSM?

RIP: The rifle was glass bedded, a recoil lug and double cross bolts were added. I don't know how to answer all of your questions.....but I know this rifle got the same treatment as most of Wayne Jacobsen's creations, since LeRoy does a lot of his work. Although I own many large caliber rifles.....they are all heavy for caliber, since I am a recoil wus. This one, with the scope and sling comes in at 11.25 lbs. Cheers. Chip.

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45-degree front pillar and standard rear pillar?

I thought the RSM had the 90-degree rather than the 45-degree front lug/action screw setup?

CHIPB,

By "dry weight" of rifle I mean without scope, rings, sling, and ammo.

If your rifle with sling, scope, and rings weighs only 11#4.2 oz., then it is bound to be less than 10 pounds "dry."
Probably closer to 9.5#.

So you have a washer-type recoil lug installed between the barrel and action like a Remington 700 or a Kimber Caprivi?

And the recoil plate in the forearm has been discarded, and a standard secondary recoil lug has been permanently affixed to the barrel?

Have you had the barreled action out of the stock to look at the finished job?

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Originally posted by capoward:

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45-degree front pillar and standard rear pillar?

I thought the RSM had the 90-degree rather than the 45-degree front lug/action screw setup?

Jim,
Have another sip of coffee.

It is that 45-degree-angled front action screw that keeps the recoil plate tight on the little round bolster on the bottom of the front receiver ring of the action,
with the other end of the plate anchored in the forearm.

You can see the M77-RSM 45-degree angle here, just like on the M77-Original, MkII, and Hawkeye:

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Originally posted by RIP:
CHIPB,

By "dry weight" of rifle I mean without scope, rings, sling, and ammo.

If your rifle with sling, scope, and rings weighs only 11#4.2 oz., then it is bound to be less than 10 pounds "dry."
Probably closer to 9.5#.

So you have a washer-type recoil lug installed between the barrel and action like a Remington 700 or a Kimber Caprivi?

And the recoil plate in the forearm has been discarded, and a standard secondary recoil lug has been permanently affixed to the barrel?

Have you had the barreled action out of the stock to look at the finished job?

RIP: sorry, I misunderstood....thought you meant free of any ammunition. It's 9 lbs. 14 ozs. dry, (almost exactly as your prediction). Best. Chip.

So you have a washer-type recoil lug installed between the barrel and action like a Remington 700 or a Kimber Caprivi?

And the recoil plate in the forearm has been discarded, and a standard secondary recoil lug has been permanently affixed to the barrel?

Have you had the barreled action out of the stock to look at the finished job?[/QUOTE]

RIP: I have not removed the stock from the barreled action, and I don't know the answer to these two questions. In my 66 years, I have taken more crap apart that I have never been able to put back together, so I would defer to others to do this. I have asked LeRoy for the answers to these two questions. I will post any replies that I get. Cheers. Chip.

10-4 Ron... Having it right now.