Anybody hogged out a factory Tikka stock to sendero?

[Ranger 692]

Anybody done this successfully? I’ve got a sendero profile carbon barrel I’d like to make fit in factory stock temporarily as I wait for another stock. Just not sure if it’s too much hogging and will compromise the stock.

 

[Steve300xcw]

New stocks are cheap if it dont work out

 

[Wapiti151]

New stocks are cheap if it dont work out

Agreed. Stocky’s blem sales for the win!

 

[Steve300xcw]

Agreed. Stocky’s blem sales for the win!

He said factory stock. Thats $50-$75ish

Are those stockys blems worth a shit? What do they improve on?

 

[Chris in TN]

I've went to ridiculous lengths on an old R700 BDL walnut stock. Easily floated a Bartlein 3B when I was done.

I don't think you'd hurt a Tikka stock. If you got carried away and the forend felt weak you could shorten it an inch or two and reattach a sling swivel further back, in epoxy. Or perhaps epoxy an aluminum arrow shaft into the bottom of the channel to stiffen it.

I had to hog out a Boyd's laminated stock a lot for a muzzleloader once and when I was finished I epoxied an arrow shaft into the ramrod channel. That was more for making a way to hold a ramrod, but the concept seems to work.

 

[Reddish]

I did it a few months ago. I used a Dremel tool and sockets/sandpaper. Not the most beautiful work I’ve ever done, but the rifle shoots well and barrel is not making contact.

 

[Antares]

I did it. Opened a factory stock for a Proof Sendero. Looked fine. Totally strong enough.

 

[Gonewest]

I have. I added some epoxy in the forend to stiffen it up.

 

[Wapiti151]

He said factory stock. Thats $50-$75ish

Are those stockys blems worth a shit? What do they improve on?

Depends on what you want I guess. I wouldn’t replace a factory sporter stock with a sporter Stocky’s, but you get a significant improvement with their vertical grip stock. Tikka stocks are great though if you’re sticking with a sporter. blems are a hell if a deal though.