98s1lightning
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I can't remember the last time I was on the forum, but maybe the spirits will move me to pick this project back up.
I've got a Browning A-Bolt Medallion in 284 win. Beautiful gun. So nice I am uncomfortable with it in the field. i really liked the caliber so i bought the gun.
I've been riding the fence on selling it and getting a 308win stainless stalker instead. I really like the 284 cartridge but do think its advantage over 308 is after 500 yards and my scope/skills is not to that range or further. Have to be realistic.
I bought a composite stalker stock for it to run the black plastic stock and hang up the wood. That thing was a complete POS on arrival and could not be returned. I think I made a thread on it a while back but that's lost to me these days. So the stock wouldn't fit at all. Too much error, the action bolts wouldn't line up.
To fix the stock I bought a special endmill and moved the mag door counter bore over to corrrect location. Oblonged the action screw hole that wouldn't line up. Bought another trigger guard and relieved it behind trigger where trigger would contact when pulled.
There was a lot of error in this stock and its like a band aid of fixes going on. I'm pretty bitter over it but now I have a rifle that's mocked up and functions.
It need to be bedded.
I'm weary of the bedding process. I was planning to use the Marinetex grey. Brownells releasing agent or I forget what people had told me. There was a paste like boot wax or something that worked. I'm not so weary on the recoil lug as I am the action screws. I want a nice fit where the screws have solid bedding compound right against them creating new straight stock holes, fixing the oblong I had to make.
I was thinking to maybe use threaded rod or something so I could ensure the bedding compound went down around the "screw" properly. I'm concerned if I use the factory screws that the bedding compound could go into the action threads which I DO NOT want to happen.
Maybe bed the barrel lug first, then work on the action screws after that?
I also saw where people say the plastic stock needs rigidity rods added to forearm?
I'm quite capable of building things. I had a stock that wouldn't bolt up and fit it with a Bridgeport mill to make it work. Should I keep at it?
Or sell the dang thing and get a stainless working gun in 308
I've got a Browning A-Bolt Medallion in 284 win. Beautiful gun. So nice I am uncomfortable with it in the field. i really liked the caliber so i bought the gun.
I've been riding the fence on selling it and getting a 308win stainless stalker instead. I really like the 284 cartridge but do think its advantage over 308 is after 500 yards and my scope/skills is not to that range or further. Have to be realistic.
I bought a composite stalker stock for it to run the black plastic stock and hang up the wood. That thing was a complete POS on arrival and could not be returned. I think I made a thread on it a while back but that's lost to me these days. So the stock wouldn't fit at all. Too much error, the action bolts wouldn't line up.
To fix the stock I bought a special endmill and moved the mag door counter bore over to corrrect location. Oblonged the action screw hole that wouldn't line up. Bought another trigger guard and relieved it behind trigger where trigger would contact when pulled.
There was a lot of error in this stock and its like a band aid of fixes going on. I'm pretty bitter over it but now I have a rifle that's mocked up and functions.
It need to be bedded.
I'm weary of the bedding process. I was planning to use the Marinetex grey. Brownells releasing agent or I forget what people had told me. There was a paste like boot wax or something that worked. I'm not so weary on the recoil lug as I am the action screws. I want a nice fit where the screws have solid bedding compound right against them creating new straight stock holes, fixing the oblong I had to make.
I was thinking to maybe use threaded rod or something so I could ensure the bedding compound went down around the "screw" properly. I'm concerned if I use the factory screws that the bedding compound could go into the action threads which I DO NOT want to happen.
Maybe bed the barrel lug first, then work on the action screws after that?
I also saw where people say the plastic stock needs rigidity rods added to forearm?
I'm quite capable of building things. I had a stock that wouldn't bolt up and fit it with a Bridgeport mill to make it work. Should I keep at it?
Or sell the dang thing and get a stainless working gun in 308
