Rokstok Lite

[passinggas33]

Long action magnum

So I’m assuming this is the 300WM magazine? And have you changed the bolt stop to long or just kept it as a magnum?

 

[Formidilosus]

I am sure that’s where most people are coming from, but not me. My angle is an optimization angle.

With better stock design and manufacturing techniques you can drop weight while increasing strength. Then you are free to put that weight savings into other areas where it’s more valuable.

The issue, is that weight “added” is almost universally going to make it more front heavy- which throws off balance and shootability. A heavier barrel, needs a heavier stock to balance right. Same with larger suppressors. Scopes, etc. There is no free lunch- a lighter stock just exaggerates that.

Maybe a larger barrel contour,

The issue is the balance is thrown off and shootability goes down.

heavier duty rings

What rings do you think are “heavier duty” that weigh more?

better scope

What is “better”?

stiffer bottom metal

How is that better? And that puts you over weight?

bigger suppressor,

Throws off balance and lowers shootability.

a buttpad with lower transmissibility, etc.

The Lites are coming with Pachmeyer recoil pads. What recoil pad has lower “transmissibility” and is designed correctly?

 

[Formidilosus]

Sounds like a "no brainer" for it to wear the regular RS then? At least with the 6UM.

Nah. Just a version with an adjustable cheek piece and recoil pad. grin

 

[Ajsomp]

7.8lbs as it sits. 7.5lbs is about the lightest rifle system I’ve ever seen anyone be able to shoot worth a flip on demand. That’s just group shooting from a rest- that isn’t field shooting under stress, spotting their own shots, follow-up shots, etc.

16” 223.
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24oz stock
21oz scope
7.4oz suppresor
Scope caps
Rings
Cheeckpiece
Bolt knob
Tape



People put the cart before the horse so very often. Is not the goal the most optimum rifle to carry and kill with? For almost no one is that a 7lb all up rifle. And by “almost no one”, I really mean- no one.
Is it that you really need 2oz lighter for hunting? Do you really want something lighter for shooting? Or is it more likely that you are looking at numbers on a screen and it becomes a subconscious game/drive of “gotta be lighter”? Has lighter become the actual goal, and not hitting targets and killing animals on demand?

Switching to a lite version and to a lighter suppressor would account for nearly a lb off my shooting setup. That’s pretty significant. if that doesn’t significantly impact my ability to kill animals under 600 yards I would say that’s optimal in my book.

 

[WCT3]

This is about as lite as I can go and still spot 75% of my shots with a 6UM and the RS lite in field shooting positions. Put it in a Rokstok and I'm spotting 90%+. Put it back, into a Tikka Factory stock and I'm less than 30%

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What do you think your spotting % would be with this same set up but in 6CM?

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Add the tikka ctr cheek riser to any tikka stock and abra cadabra negative comb...

 

[Formidilosus]

Add the tikka ctr cheek riser to any tikka stock and abra cadabra negative comb...

Ok?

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Ok?

Comment was just a statement because there are lots of comments about shootability and the rokstock. A tikka stock with the ctr cheek piece and a vertical grip shoot really well and are easy to spot your own hits with in lighter calibers with a brake or suppressor on the end.

 

[Ryan Avery]

What do you think your spotting % would be with this same set up but in 6CM?

Almost 100%

A 6CM is a dream to shoot and all 99% of hunters really need.

 

[Formidilosus]

Comment was just a statement because there are lots of comments about shootability and the rokstock. A tikka stock with the ctr cheek piece and a vertical grip shoot really well and are easy to spot your own hits with in lighter calibers with a brake or suppressor on the end.

A tikka factory stock with a CTR cheekpiece is nowhere near mechanically what a ROKStok is. A negative comb is not the “thing”.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Add the tikka ctr cheek riser to any tikka stock and abra cadabra negative comb...

Lots more muzzle jump compared to either RS.

 

[HighUintas]

Almost 100%

A 6CM is a dream to shoot and all 99% of hunters really need.

What distance and position are you referring to with your percentages? Or are those numbers supposed to be for any distance and position?

 

[Mtslackcountry]

A tikka factory stock with a CTR cheekpiece is nowhere near mechanically what a ROKStok is. A negative comb is not the “thing”.

Fellas Ill take your word for it. I will need to try one out when they become easier to get. My point is that vertical grip and ctr cheek piece make the tikka pretty damn shootable. I would argue that that configuration shoots better than alot aftermarket stocks out there and doesnt cost much... .

 

[HighUintas]

Fellas Ill take your word for it. I will need to try one out when they become easier to get. My point is that vertical grip and ctr cheek piece make the tikka pretty damn shootable. I would argue that that configuration shoots better than alot aftermarket stocks out there and doesnt cost much... .

Yes it does. The factory Tikka stock with vertical grip is way better than any other factory stock I've tried. But I've also tried the rokstok and it doesn't compare at all. The parallel/flat toe and forestock with the over bore line butt make the difference.

Not the cheek piece