This is the "Pounder" version...for those who have one, did you finish it yourself or have someone do it for you? I like the thought, but not if I have to pay Brown to do it...Does anyone have a 'smith who does good work on them? Thanks in advance, Arthur Olds

I have finished one, and one of their "regular" stocks. In 1982 they were about the only game that I was aware of.

I just filled and sanded. When you have studying that you really should be doing instead of finishing a stock it is amazing how much time you find to work on the stock.

I put Remington 700 barreled actions in the stocks. Even I can bed one of those. For the grip and forearm I painted on a layer of Acra-glass and poured on some of those little glass "traction" spheres you can get from the bigger paint stores. To save on weight I used Hunter Specialties permanent matte finish camo paint. Needs to be touched up every five years or so.

Fellow I know around here bought a .270 put together by Brown Precision for a bucket of money. I had put together essentially the same rifle years before. They both shoot very well, and weigh about the same. It is hard to tell the difference with your eyes closed.

One suggestion that I would make is consider the final balance of the rifle with a super lightweight stock. I did the Kevlar stock for a buddy (didn't have to talk to my wife while I was sanding). If I were doing one for myself I would have a light tapered barrel put on so the end result wouldn't be too nose heavy.

My God daughter has my old .270 now.

lawndart

I bought a Brown Precission fiberglass stock for my rem 660 back around 1988, which I finished myself. No problems, really. After filling and sanding I finished the stock with wrinkle paint that Brown supplied. The paint failed to 'wrinkle' on my first attempt, but worked fine the next try. I did make two mistakes though... I got facial oil on the cheek piece which kept that area from wrinkling (not all bad), and I couldn't keep my paws off the stock while the paint was curing and got some finger prints on the paint job. I glass bedded the action with acra glass. Other than those two goofs the paint still looks about like it did 18 years ago. My only complaint with the stock is that it's noisy when going through thick brush. Accuracy is trice as good now as it was with the factory stock, and shoots .5-.8" groups with it's favorite load. IMO it was the best $120 I ever spent...