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I have a Rem 700 in police stock, and have bought a detachable magazine bottom metal from Ovenpaa.

Does anyone have experience in adapting this composite and aluminium bedded stock to take one of these, and what would be the best tool for the job other than a mill, as I don't have one :(

I'm thinking hand tools that I have would be best, so chisels and rasps, however I am tempted to go out and get a dremel, hoping that this may do the job better.

Anyone have experience with this...?

Thanks in advance,

TG

If you don't have the correct tools for the job, ie a milling machine, then get someone who has to to do the job. Using unsuitable tools may result in a bodge job that will leave you wishing you you had given it to someone the proper skills to carry out in the first place.

I'm not looking to bodge it, it will be a case of time and patience.
I know it can be done with hand tools, I'm just wondering if anyone who has done it has advice.
You can only gain these 'proper skills' by doing, and why not choose now to start.

A milling machine has become the standard way for those who inlet a lot of stocks and turn them around in quick time because they can set the mill to run procedures that are set to the individual tool.

I have neither the tooling nor the programs to do it how big firms do, but I have the patience and will to learn to do it for myself.

Why didn't you get ovenpaa to do it?

To be honest the thought didn't cross my mind.

I assumed, much like most riflesmiths that he'd be half way across the country (and if his company registration is anything to go by, he is @ 160+ miles away) which would more than likely mean at least one if not two 320 mile round trips to take my rifle over and get it done. Or shipping off the rifle stock on its own. :(

Plus, I'm not one to shy away from this kind of work, I actually enjoy working on my rifles myself. it gives me an enormous sense of achievement when I do things myself.

In that case, better get onto Screw Fix and get a milling machine?... ;-)

Sim G wrote:In that case, better get onto Screw Fix and get a milling machine?... ;-)

Have a look on Youtube, there are a few "how to" videos. But they seem to use a Mill. You wouldn't need a CNC one though. Might be do-able with access to a Pillar Drill as a bare minimum to give you some parallel reference points or perhaps Chain Drilling. But just chomping through without any method of cutting parallel is a recipe for disaster no matter how careful you intend to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22N8RWHwygg

Hmm, might be time to wire up the pillar drill thats in the shed not being used...

Wonder if I can set up some kind of rail to guide the drill and push the stock along in....

edit: XY Table is what I need....

TomH wrote:Have a look on Youtube, there are a few "how to" videos. But they seem to use a Mill. You wouldn't need a CNC one though. Might be do-able with access to a Pillar Drill as a bare minimum to give you some parallel reference points or perhaps Chain Drilling. But just chomping through without any method of cutting parallel is a recipe for disaster no matter how careful you intend to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22N8RWHwygg

If I were going to be spraying the stock, I'd do it this way, but I want to try and but it right up to the composite and not have to run a filler between it.

I have watched just about all of the videos I could find on youtube...