Wait till you see my stock when it comes. I had googled images of cerakote colors and it’s a pic of your gun that unknown did I found online that I sent them when I ordered of what I want mine to look like! I did switch the tan with midnight bronze tho. I think it’s gonna look great.I don’t know if I am going to be able to wait for that 1” recoil pad option. The Rokstok looks great.
Wait till you see my stock when it comes. I had googled images of cerakote colors and it’s a pic of your gun that unknown did I found online that I sent them when I ordered of what I want mine to look like! I did switch the tan with midnight bronze tho. I think it’s gonna look great.
This thread turned gayer than hell about page 2 when the fashion police got into it but you winOh hey…
Fit and finish is good. Very tight fit like Stockys VG2. Bart 3B barrel channel has perfect (plenty) of clearance for factory fluted barrel.
High desert bottom metal fits perfectly (if you torque down past around 50” lbs you will need to use the shim kit that Thomas includes with the bottom metal. Without doing so a very hard bolt close will cause a negligent discharge, same as both my Stockys VG2s. With shims installed and blue loctite/torqued to 65” lbs, 100 or so very hard bolt closes and banging the butt stock very hard, zero issues. Again same as Stockys VG2 and high desert bottom metal. I have thousands of rounds on two different rifles set up like this with VG2 and zero issues).
I could sit here and talk about how shouldering it feels good and the things I’ve already tried on the canal road out back (kneeling, seated, prone, etc.) but instead I’m gonna go kill some coyotes and rabbits with it while I still have daylight hours. Initial thoughts are UM Tikka low rings are perfect. Going to make a slight scope adjustment rearward. Will probably 3D print a 3/8” spacer but time will tell. Everything else seems good so far. The textured grip and trigger reach/hand position is a thing of absolute beauty! It’s basically an even better version of my favorite stock grip of all time (Sako carbon wolf).
I’m also going out tomorrow morning for a few hours to scout/hunt/shoot targets. I’ll do a full write up with photos tomorrow. Zero bias from my side so I’ll report on everything from all field positions that I regularly use.
Oh and real quick before I go. I ordered on day one and never changed my order. For those that care about looks, all put in the notes for paint was H199 Base color with H346 highlights. Zero phone call to clarify which was perfect and turned out just fine!
Bare stock weight with Spartan/Pic.
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My .260 ready to hunt. Factory stainless fluted 22.5” barrel. Maven RS1.2. Mt Tactical magazine. 3 rounds of 129 SST in mag. Ready to go kill and shoot. Have a great evening everyone!
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Well I can report that for a first place gay rifle, the thing does its job quite well. 2 coyotes and 6 rabbits down tonight. More shooting in the morning.This thread turned gayer than hell about page 2 when the fashion police got into it but you win
It’s a very unique combination issue. Aftermarket trigger spring, aftermarket stock, aftermarket bottom metal basically a tolerance stacking issue combined with a softer spring. Going past around 55” lbs sucks the bottom metal up high enough and causes enough tension that the trigger engages when closing the bolt hard. Adding the shims spaces it back down that 65” lbs can be achieved and the issue goes away entirely.Why do you get a ND and what do the shims do to help?
Is it official that a 1 inch recoil pad version is in the works?I don’t know if I am going to be able to wait for that 1” recoil pad option. The Rokstok looks great.
Is it official that a 1 inch recoil pad version is in the works?
So it sounds like it would increase LOP by a 1/2 inch. I was hoping to maintain 13.5 LOP. Might just need to get one as is in that case. It's been tough to resist so far!In February, I was told that a bolt on option was being worked on but, at the time, grind to fit was the only 1” option. I didn’t ask about the up charge for a grind to fit pad and I don’t know the current status.
So it sounds like it would increase LOP by a 1/2 inch. I was hoping to maintain 13.5 LOP. Might just need to get one as is in that case. It's been tough to resist so far!
unfortunately they didn’t have the molds with the texture built in for those ones, which sucks because the texture on the one I just got is awesome. They added it to mine after the fact and I should have that in hand to compare next week.Has anyone received a LE one yet? Curious how the textured grip turns out on them.
Dumb question, what's LE?Has anyone received a LE one yet? Curious how the textured grip turns out on them.
Limited Edition. They are the green ones.Dumb question, what's LE?