Awesome yeah thanks all for the responses a picture - don’t want to derail. I’m ordering a 20” tikka from EuroOptics and wanted to cut it down to 18” and not go into the flutes. Just wasn’t sure how much of a cut I could get without going into the flutes, but was hoping for 2” and then finishing with the Airlock.
I agree
@pods8 (Rugged Stitching), definitely have seen people cut into the fluting and add a shoulder as you described. I’m hoping to avoid the flutes just for my own personal aesthetic preference. Will probably end up at 16” into the flutes in the future