Shortening a Tikka T3-x lite (synthetic) stock?

[mcndrew]

I have a regular Tikka T3x Lite and I would like to shorten it by ~3/4“.

Has anyone done this? Can I just whack it off the back and screw the butt pad back on?

Thank you!

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Unaltered stock.

 

[dirtytough]

@Justin Crossley I believe has chopped the T3 stock before. Not sure if he has chopped a T3X before.

 

[Dvidos]

@Justin Crossley I believe has chopped the T3 stock before. Not sure if he has chopped a T3X before.

+1

 

[Justin Crossley]

I have a regular Tikka T3x Lite and I would like to shorten it by ~3/4“.

Has anyone done this? Can I just whack it off the back and screw the butt pad back on?

Thank you!

I did exactly that on an older T3 stock. I had enough material left inside to just drill and reinstall the pad.

Take your butt pad off and look inside the stock. You should be able to see if there is enough material left to screw the pad back on or not.

If not, you will want to fill the end of the stock by fitting a piece of plywood inside and glueing it in. Then you can screw the pad back to that.