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I've had a sporter Mauser for about 5 years. It's one of the Argentine Mausers that were imported, re-barrelled in 30-06 and fit with a dingbat wood stock. I put a Timney trigger on it, and had a gunsmith put a Redfield scope on it. But, I still couldn't do better than 2" groups at 100 yds. Granted, I was shooting the Greek ammo I get for my Garand from CMP, but, I wanted better.
I bought the Hogue with the full bed on Amazon. I read on the High Road that full bed was better if you're shooing from a rest or sandbags. I don't hunt, just shoot targets, so that sounded good for me.
The Hogue stock only required a little Dremel work to get the Argo bottom metal to fit. The bottom plate hinge is a little wider than others, but the aluminum block cut cleanly. Plus, the bottom metal was about 1/16" longer than the cutout in the rubber, but the Dremel made quick work of that. After doing those mods (and blowing all of the shavings off), the rifle just jumped right together. I expected to have to do some work to make the Timney safety clear, but that was already accounted for in the stock.
The overmolded stock feels good in my hands, plus it has more cheek rise than my old wood stock. It's raining pretty good here in Sonoma County, but I can't wait to take it out and shoot it. I'll take a box of Greek to get warmed up, then I'll shoot some Remington Core-Loct to see how I'm doing.
Film at eleven...
I bought the Hogue with the full bed on Amazon. I read on the High Road that full bed was better if you're shooing from a rest or sandbags. I don't hunt, just shoot targets, so that sounded good for me.
The Hogue stock only required a little Dremel work to get the Argo bottom metal to fit. The bottom plate hinge is a little wider than others, but the aluminum block cut cleanly. Plus, the bottom metal was about 1/16" longer than the cutout in the rubber, but the Dremel made quick work of that. After doing those mods (and blowing all of the shavings off), the rifle just jumped right together. I expected to have to do some work to make the Timney safety clear, but that was already accounted for in the stock.
The overmolded stock feels good in my hands, plus it has more cheek rise than my old wood stock. It's raining pretty good here in Sonoma County, but I can't wait to take it out and shoot it. I'll take a box of Greek to get warmed up, then I'll shoot some Remington Core-Loct to see how I'm doing.
Film at eleven...
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