It's not a drop box. The Sako L57 has a slight bend in the bottom metal, and the stock is just following the contour of the bend. Look at the action pic in the first post.
Well she is finally finished. She made it to the house on Sunday afternoon. It still amazes me how people can take a solid piece of wood and turn it into a three dimensional rifle stock.
Thanks to Thirdbite (an AR member) who sold me the Sako L57 receiver. These were only manufactured from 1957-1959 so I highly doubt I will see one again in the near future. My gunsmith said he had to work on the safety and needed to reset the depth of the firing pin by about 0.020" because it had "too much engagement". (Not sure what the means but oh well)
The stock is English Walnut, Shilen barrel, with ebony used and the grip cap and a fore end tip. ONly thing is that it's a shame the caliber is not on this receiver. My connection to a master engraver is no more and lead time is close to three years on anything from what I have been told.
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No overkill there. I would never pass on a nice custom rifle I like chambered in .243W. Sending a 100 grainer at 3,000 feet per second ain't no slouch. Thank you for posting. CB
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