Rokstok Lite

[WCT3]

Is there any new info on when carbon may be available to order and if it's going to have integrated arca be able to put mini arca on it?

Hopefully it's gonna be a while since I just ordered a standard rokstock

 

[Lknoble91]

Hopefully it's gonna be a while since I just ordered a standard rokstock

Im debating on what to install on my custom tikka action from UM with a carbon 6 barrel. Either the rokstock lite only if they offer it with a mini arca/integrated arca in front of mag or hnt 26 etc.

 

[gtriple]

Im debating on what to install on my custom tikka action from UM with a carbon 6 barrel. Either the rokstock lite only if they offer it with a mini arca/integrated arca in front of mag or hnt 26 etc.

Do you want to build it this year?

 

[Lknoble91]

Do you want to build it this year?

Carbon 6 Barrel and rokstock lite are 6 months to a year out, so whenever is possible

 

[gtriple]

Carbon 6 Barrel and rokstock lite are 6 months to a year out, so whenever is possible

Have you already ordered the Carbon 6 barrel? What caliber?

 

[Lknoble91]

Have you already ordered the Carbon 6 barrel? What caliber?

Yes 7 prc with sendero contour. I was debating getting a tikka stock and sanding out the barrel channel but I'm not sure on that either

 

[gtriple]

Yes 7 prc with sendero contour. I was debating getting a tikka stock and sanding out the barrel channel but I'm not sure on that either

Don't go HNT26. Use a dremmeled out Tikka stock until you get a Rokstok or Rokstok lite. If you get a HNT26, you'll be stuck with a long action chassis and won't be able to swap it to a short action cartridge (like 6CM or 6UM) when you ultimately decide that 7PRC is overkill.

7PRC in a Rokstok Lite isn't gonna be fun to shoot. My 18" 7prc isn't fun to shoot in a regular Rokstok.

Personally, I'd cancel that Carbon6 barrel and just contact UM for a custom 6UM build.

 

[Lknoble91]

Don't go HNT26. Use a dremmeled out Tikka stock until you get a Rokstok or Rokstok lite. If you get a HNT26, you'll be stuck with a long action chassis and won't be able to swap it to a short action cartridge (like 6CM or 6UM) when you ultimately decide that 7PRC is overkill.

7PRC in a Rokstok Lite isn't gonna be fun to shoot. My 18" 7prc isn't fun to shoot in a regular Rokstok.

Personally, I'd cancel that Carbon6 barrel and just contact UM for a custom 6UM build.

This is suppressed. I dialed in my friends custom 7 prc with same specs accept a different action. 4 beginner shooters hit steel at 540 yards first shot after that. It was not much more than my 6.5 prc's. Very manageable.

 

[gtriple]

This is suppressed. I dialed in my friends custom 7 prc with same specs accept a different action. 4 beginner shooters hit steel at 540 yards first shot after that. It was not much more than my 6.5 prc's. Very manageable.

My recommendation remains. You'll get more versatility from a stock than a chassis. Swapping for a 223 Tikka for practice in the same stock is awesome.

 

[Lknoble91]

My recommendation remains. You'll get more versatility from a stock than a chassis. Swapping for a 223 Tikka for practice in the same stock is awesome.

I'll grab a tikka stock then.do you think I'll need to do any glass or pillar bedding? Sorry I'm new to this thanks

 

[gtriple]

I'll grab a tikka stock then.do you think I'll need to do any glass or pillar bedding? Sorry I'm new to this thanks

Maybe, if it shoots a 10 shot sub 1.5moa group without bedding, I’d call it good. But if you wanted to try to bed a stock, the factory stocks are cheap to practice on.

 

[HighUintas]

Any updates on potential release date for the lite stock yet?

 

[Formidilosus]

Any updates on potential release date for the lite stock yet?

They just finished scanning it. Then the 3d model, plastic print, any changes, then a mold. I would not expect to be able to purchase before the end of summer.

 

[Wrangler13]

Get design for the UM Kimber bm and mag ready to go. We need this with a Kimber inlet!

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

As far as wood, the same, they may not be completely flush though. I'll work that out once I do a railed lite.
I can't speak to the carbon version.

Have you made a railed Lite wood stock yet? If so, pics would be great.

 

[Marbles]

Have you made a railed Lite wood stock yet? If so, pics would be great.

The Rokstok Lite and this arca rail strikes me as about ideal for tripod use. Some of that will depend on how wide the width is on the Lite.

 

[NSI]

The Rokstok Lite and this arca rail strikes me as about ideal for tripod use. Some of that will depend on how wide the width is on the Lite.

With a short foreend, I don't understand why nose rails like the BT63 aren't more common. Better CG, doesn't waste already-limited foreend, doesn't require a different mold.

-J

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

The Rokstok Lite and this arca rail strikes me as about ideal for tripod use. Some of that will depend on how wide the width is on the Lite.

No, they absolutely suck. I had another RS member send me one for free. I thought I'd try it out on the wood stock of my CZ 457 Pro Varmint .22 before making any modifications to my Rokstok to install it.
It flexes like a piece of cheap plastic. However Echelon's lightweight aluminum Arca could be a viable option, though I've never had one in hand.

 

[Marbles]

No, they absolutely suck. I had another RS member send me one for free. I thought I'd try it out on the wood stock of my CZ 457 Pro Varmint .22 before making any modifications to my Rokstok to install it.
It flexes like a piece of cheap plastic. However Echelon's lightweight aluminum Arca could be a viable option, though I've never had one in hand.View attachment 878524

Well, that is disappointing. At the thickness of an arca, I could lay up carbon fiber using epoxy and do better than that.

Edit: At the price I wonder if it is a 3D print using carbon reinforced filament.

 

[khuber84]

A wood rokstock should be very easy to set a flush arca rail in for Tripod. Simple mill a sub set flat spot so arca is flush. T juts and bolts, and you're done.