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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post


    Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
    The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.
    A great stock like that deserves a Niggelah sling @Brian

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post


    Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
    The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.
    Looking at the size of those growth rings no wonder it's light

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Looking at the size of those growth rings no wonder it's light
    @Marty Henry for some reason I have in the back of my mind that Toby H planted some. We certainly talked about it in the district.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post


    Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
    The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.
    Good job mate, cheers for posting, can't wait until my shed is built and I can make a start on one for myself

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    but it sure is light.....I stuffed it up by removing too much material from guts of it,but by strategic placement of shims/washers seem to have rectafied issue...will try it again to see if it shoots straight and might just have to take it for a wander.
    oh and back on topic,thats an older 3x9x50mm vx111 on top...perfect for the .223.

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    I've got enough yellow webbing for every rifle I own.
    If I get too flash wife calls me a poofter.
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    Im surprised no one has mentioned the bit of boiler plate used as a but pad.

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    Old people need a good solid tip on their walking stick.
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    Nice stock Brian,well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trout View Post
    Nice stock Brian,well done.
    Its great to hold even though its left handed. And light as a feather - cant remember what Brian said it weighed but I thought at the time it sounded lighter than carbon.
    The finish Brian put on it seems pretty tough. He made a great job of the whole thing.

    i'm really pleased that Brian has done a test run because we still have another blank and my Mauser M18 could do with losing a pound or 2.
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    They mill it at 10 years old and have to prune it twice a year.

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    @Tahr In the early 90s it was the wonder wood that would replace pine and a bit like fitches, ostriches, goats etc a lot of people dived in before the facts were fully known.
    We then lived near hunua and a forester named Ian barton trialled a bit of it, in the right place it grew like a weed but elsewhere it was an abject failure and the pruning regime which was similar to tasse blackwood meant it never caught on. I can remember that the rootstock looked a bit like asparagus.
    The only ones I've ever seen have been as ornamentals and there certainly aren't any survivors if Toby did plant them.

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    @c-dog...I did warn it was crude....Name:  IMG_0694.JPG
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    @c-dog...I did warn it was crude....Attachment 188973Attachment 188974
    "Functional" is the euphemism you were looking for. I see you used a quality adze in its manufacture.
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    Practice makes perfect MD,long as it helps you to shoot game.All good.
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