JonF

This thread needs more Buckmark. 5.5" Contour model with a Burris Fastfire red dot, Browning adjustable overtravel trigger and a Heggis flipped hammer spring.

What can I say, it was early when i posted and i didn't look at the stinkin dates!

Happy birthday!

stocks with that feature are primarily for benchrest use. the forearm is wide and squared off at the bottom (or 'boxy' like you said) to facilitate use with a front rest so it can support and level the gun in the rest. This guy seems to be filling a particular niche fairly well. With mosins, you've been able to get the crappy ATI syn stock any day of the week for cheap, and also a Boyd's monte carlo as well since they generally seem to keep some in stock. However, if you wanted something more than that, you have to deal with Richards and thier crappy wait and often less than stellar inletting (or go full custom from a stock builder). But then you get into the situation where many folks won't justify a $300+ stock for a $100 gun sporter projects. For $150, i dont think this guy can make then fast enough!

its your basic thumbhole stock... what's so fugly about that?

has a couple negra modelo's at dinner tonight. tasty.

any word of having a moving sale to clear up some junk before it gets shifted?

i've been watching this guys auctions for a while now and his first stocks had a very low cheek weld--good for irons, not for scopes. I emailed him to ask if he would ever consider raising the comb on his designs or even a custom one just for me but didn't get a positive response. Looks like he's got some different designs for use with optics now.

if you're looking for something different, CDNN has the TOZ-35 "olympic" style pistols available.

TAPES or CD'S?

Hey Shane, long time no see!

installation and removal of the foam sleeve is kind of a PITA, but a lightweight and comfortable stock. If you're building a carbine that you shoot standing and squared up to your target, get the shorty. If you're building a long range bench rifle or one that you'll shoot bladed, get the longer one. i had the long one on my long range varmint build, then when i put a carbine upper, it was too long to shoot squared up so i built another dedicated lower with a shorter stock and its much more ergonomic. you can shoot the short stocks bladed too, they're just a touch closer to your head and only of concern if you run magnified optics.

is it everything you'd thought it'd be?

Ryan, the CZ/Mecgar 15rd mags are on sale at this very moment at CZ-USA for $25 each. I just ordered some earlier this week and got them y'day. They're not often on sale and the normal price is $40. https://shop.cz-usa.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=11100

i have this gun and the difference in the 10rd mag to the higher ones (i have 15rd also) is that the 10rd has a floor plate that goes deep into the mag body to limit the volume to near half capacity. the higher cap mags user a flat floor plate and limit it in some other fashion. Drop free is a matter of tweaking the mag brake spring i believe.

wait till you shoot that CZ52. Its bore axis is so high, you can use it as a periscope when your mag runs dry!

soco on the rocks, with a splash of rose's lime.

dude, i have a super easy mount made of re-bar and eye bolts that you should check out (And none of that steel cable bidness).

I have some of those Norinco grips on one of my TT's but frankly they're not the end-all, be-all of TT grips. Yes, they do fill out the hand a bit more due to the obvious enlarged palm swell and stuff, but they plastic is a hard plastic and the edges are a little rough so it can pinch and poke a bit on recoil. Also, since it pushes your hand and overall grip position to the rear a little bit, it makes "hammer bite" much more susceptible. It is better than the stock grip though but the shortness is still irritating. Now if i can only find those Yugo rubber grips for my M57..

Why not take the class with her for moral support? She's agreed to drastically reconsider her position on guns for you so why not go with her to share the experience? Some of us are lucky to find women who will at most tolerate our hobby so if she's game to learn the ropes, you could have a new shooting buddy out of the deal (and possibly learn something in the class).

which ever one was cheaper.

One time i wasted damn near 40 rounds chasing zero only to realize my rear scope mount/ring was loose and jumping around with every shot. I was getting furious thinking that a brand new target AR with a 20" bull barrel and decent glass could only produce 10 MOA. i can't say what your issue may be but sometimes its not always the most obvious thing.

Shore shot has the same "swap any gun in the same caliber" rental policy.

Luis and I grabbed some video of some of our stages with my P&S camera later in the day. Here's a small glimpse of the days action. My stages: Luis' stages:

i meant at the agri-center where the show was.