Below is that little German Gem that arrived today. A little Schnabel restoration and it will be fine as a pattern.

LOP 13-1/2"
Drop at heel 1-3/4"
Drop at comb 5/8"
Cast off 3/8"







Checkered steel butt plate.



Horn grip cap.





With the Herters Mannlicher

Nice

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Originally posted by lindy2:
what is the drop on that thing?

At the top of the post are the measurements.

Classic dimensions for iron sights. Once a person has used an iron sighted rifle with the proper drop and cast off he will never go back to a straight stock. All a matter of stock fitting, my measurements are the same with the exception of LOP: My LOP is 14-1/4"

That style is growing on me. Looks like a Winchester buttplate there.

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Once a person has used an iron sighted rifle with the proper drop and cast off he will never go back to a straight stock

Biggest problems are the user want the options for both scope and iron. That makes everything a compromise and the stock works poorly for both options.

Too much drop at heel, my opinion. It is nostalgic.

joe

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Originally posted by Joe Henderson:
Too much drop at heel, my opinion. It is nostalgic.

joe

That is my intent. Building a Nostalgic Continental style rifle.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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Once a person has used an iron sighted rifle with the proper drop and cast off he will never go back to a straight stock

Biggest problems are the user want the options for both scope and iron. That makes everything a compromise and the stock works poorly for both options.

Yep.

The rifles I intend to build for this stock style will be irons only.

My 270, 300 Win Mag, 338 Win Mag and the various varminters all have American style straight stocks for scoped rifles. NO irons.

Nice rifles and scopes don't go together.

woodhunter, as you are going to make a new forend tip. Why not make it so you could do a mann. style also by switching the ends out?

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Originally posted by theback40:
woodhunter, as you are going to make a new forend tip. Why not make it so you could do a mann. style also by switching the ends out?

I was thinking of making two also. Easy job.

Easy???

We aren't performing brain surgery.

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Originally posted by Aaron Little:
We aren't performing brain surgery.

Yep easy as pie.

A guy just has to use the correct tools:

Show off.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:
Show off.

Hey if you lived next door you could use it!

It mostly sits idle.

I can't make pie either

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Originally posted by lindy2:
just a bit more modern in style.

Good scoped rifle pattern.

Years ago I had the chore of sorting through this pile of patterns. Must have been over 200. Jim Wisner will recognize them.




More in the truck bed.

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Years ago I had the chore of sorting through this pile of patterns.

Some Chore. I bet it was terrible