RAM LINE???

[Bighunt531]

Hey guys does anyone know anything about Ram Line stocks? Im looking to restock an old m77 tang rifle and have a potential line on a ram line stock for it thanks!

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

I’ve got several Ram line take-offs from sporterized Swedish Mausers I bought. They’re about as cheap and flimsy as can be. I wouldn’t use one unless you free float the barrel and bed the action. Otherwise they’re decently lightweight (30 oz with pachmayr decellerator pads) and practical if you can’t afford or find anything else. We don’t use ours—replaced them with wood but I could have made them work. I wouldn’t pay over $50 for one.

 

[gonhunting247]

I put one on my old model 70 30.06. (wood stock broke) It is cheap feeling, but works well and actually takes away a lot of felt recoil. Took time to get used to, but I'm not changing it anytime soon.

 

[Bighunt531]

I’ve got several Ram line take-offs from sporterized Swedish Mausers I bought. They’re about as cheap and flimsy as can be. I wouldn’t use one unless you free float the barrel and bed the action. Otherwise they’re decently lightweight (30 oz with pachmayr decellerator pads) and practical if you can’t afford or find anything else. We don’t use ours—replaced them with wood but I could have made them work. I wouldn’t pay over $50 for one.

thanks for the reply, im really struggling to find a replacement stock for my m77 ruger tang..... outside of boyds that is.

 

[gbflyer]

The old glass filled poly ones from 30 years ago are fantastic for a cheap stock. They are rigid, stable, and take bedding well. I don’t know what they’re up to today.

 

[Bighunt531]

The old glass filled poly ones from 30 years ago are fantastic for a cheap stock. They are rigid, stable, and take bedding well. I don’t know what they’re up to today.

I actually just read they after 35 plus years are done. Looks like they moved the rest of there stock to another site.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

If you must use one of the flimsy stocks, I would take a look at Nathan Foster’s instructions for stiffening plastic stocks on his ballistic studies web site. I’ve toyed with the idea of salvaging the ones I have with bedding compound. I would also sand off all the texture and use some kind of thick paint to improve the feel and deaden the sound.

I think they’re totally useable, I would just do a lot of tinkering with one.

 

[gbflyer]

I just don’t agree with the flimsily part, at least the old ones. My stocker in that era would use McMillan if you wanted Cadillac or Ramline if you wanted Chevy. Exceptions would be Lee Six and a couple other boutique benchrest stocks. Bring a HS or B&C or any other foam forearm stock and likely as not it would be thrown at you. Haha.

The old Ramlines were very heavy. That is one negative.

 

[rayporter]

i put one on a ruger years ago and agree with all the above.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

I’ve got several Ram line take-offs from sporterized Swedish Mausers I bought. They’re about as cheap and flimsy as can be. I wouldn’t use one unless you free float the barrel and bed the action. Otherwise they’re decently lightweight (30 oz with pachmayr decellerator pads) and practical if you can’t afford or find anything else. We don’t use ours—replaced them with wood but I could have made them work. I wouldn’t pay over $50 for one.

I have to eat crow on this one and correct the record. I used one of our Ramline take-off stocks as a temporary solution for a couple weeks of long range shooting for my most recently acquired mauser and it actually worked great in varied conditions (wet, dry, -20F to 30F) shooting off packs and improvised rests. Now I'm thinking I'll keep at least one of these in camp every hunt in case something happens to any of our wood stocks. If I wasn't so fond of wood the Ramline could be a permanent solution for me. I'm even thinking about modifying one to a more Rokstok geometry by removing a slice of plastic behind the grip and angling the rear upward so the comb is negative and the toe is more parallel to the bore.