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  1. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    That’s some pretty wood but I’m thinking I carve my own from here on out if this project goes well (enjoying it immensely so far). I’d love to see your Swede in the stock you kept.
  2. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    That’s great to know about the hollands. Once I build up some confidence I might try going all in on the finer things for my next project.
  3. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    Those look nice but would almost double what I’ve got invested in the stock. Is it okay to just make pillars out of bedding compound? I’m using some leftover pro-bed for this project. That’s what I’ve done before and it seemed to work okay so far. Alternatively I’ve thought of just trying to...
  4. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    That would sure be cool! Unfortunately I’m in Kolorado
  5. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    The next head scratcher was how to get the action screw holes straight, plumb, parallel to each other, etc so the extended stock making screws would keep the action aligned for all the rest of the inletting. I decided to locate the front action screw hole and drill it with my drill press using a...
  6. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    Thanks! Not much risk here. I paid slightly above USFS campground wood bundle rates for the blank…
  7. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    Having never carved a stock from scratch, the hardest part was getting started. My maple slab only had one planed side so I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get at least one other side (the top) cut square to that planed edge so I could have a flat, square surface to start...
  8. Mtnmilsurp

    DIY RokStok in maple

    Inspired by @Decker9 ’s amazing work and guided by the great information from @Formidilosus on long range rifle stock configuration, I set out to build my own ‘stok because there’s no indication that @Stockys will ever make a RokStok for the venerable Swedish Mauser. My rifle is a model 1896...
  9. Mtnmilsurp

    Good Scope for M70 Super Grade that is already heavy enough. Should I go lightweight?

    Might not be as gucci as you’re thinking, but I inherited an old rifle with a 1980s Japanese 3-9x36 Tasco that I hunted with in .30-06 for over 20 years without re-zeroing and it stayed dead on that whole time. I checked the zero at 100 yards every season that I hunted but never made any...
  10. Mtnmilsurp

    My mountain rifle is getting walnut…

    Mine’s ready for stain and oil…
  11. Mtnmilsurp

    Hollow Boot Sock thickness

    I have the skiing socks but use them for hunting. Last year I spent all day hiking through slushy snow. My feet felt warm and dry all day even though I rang a couple tablespoons of water out of the socks. No signs of trench foot.
  12. Mtnmilsurp

    Hollow Boot Sock thickness

    Mine are thinner than my darn toughs. Also breath much better
  13. Mtnmilsurp

    130 Grain Class 6.5 Creedmoor Bullets

    127 grain Barnes LRX in 6.5x55 did great for us on two cow elk last fall. 2 elk with 2 bullets at 181 and 385 yards. Neither went more than 5 steps
  14. Mtnmilsurp

    120gr Barnes Tac-TX for reduced 308 loads.

    Very cool, thanks!
  15. Mtnmilsurp

    120gr Barnes Tac-TX for reduced 308 loads.

    I’ve seen the flier from Hodgdon that says this is okay for H4895 but not for IMR4895. Can you point us to something authoritative that reassures us it’s okay to reduce IMR 4895? That would be convenient.
  16. Mtnmilsurp

    My mountain rifle is getting walnut…

    My maple Rokstok is getting close to its final form… EDIT: Link to new thread here: https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/diy-rokstok-in-maple.356590/
  17. Mtnmilsurp

    WTS .308 Proof CF barrel and Brigand CF handguard

    Barrel is sold! Carbon Fiber Handguard still available.
  18. Mtnmilsurp

    WTS .308 Proof CF barrel and Brigand CF handguard

    All you soccer dads don’t forget the sunscreen today!
  19. Mtnmilsurp

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    He did write about RPMs but was only talking low 200,000s. These were 45-50 grain .224 bullets so they wouldn’t be spinning all that high by today’s standards. He also gave some credence to the hydrostatic shock theory which I think was probably really CNS disruption by fragments. They had no...
  20. Mtnmilsurp

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I’m reading PO Ackley’s 1949 book, “Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders” and it’s just like reading this thread. The current chapter relates higher 1-shot kill rates on deer and 600 lb burros with a .22-250 than .270 to .30 caliber chamberings. Apparently a few bullets were made with thicker...
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