Thread: Opening Up Barrel Channel On Carbon Stock

I have a Howa Mini 6mm ARC and have been offered a Stocky’s Carbon Fibre Stock for a good price .
The problem is that the stock is for a Standard contour barrel and mine is a Varmint. ( the Mini Varmint isn’t that big in diameter ) .
I have opened up barrel channels before on other stocks , but have never played with Carbon .
Is there enough meat in the Carbon outer to open up the barrel channel without breaking through to the inner core ?
Anyone done this or have an opinion?

Cheers

Ken

I doubt the barrel channel is lined with carbon fiber anyhow it will just be bare filler so have at it

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I doubt the barrel channel is lined with carbon fiber anyhow it will just be bare filler so have at it

OK ,
I just assumed that the barrel channel would be lined with Carbon and be part of the Carbon outer shell .
I’ll try and get hold of the guy ( he’s away at the moment) and ask if the channel is Carbon lined .

The only stocks I have seen that are completely carbon including the barrel channel were the ones Ken Henderson made before his passing. Not sure what they are like now Hardy has them.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

The only stocks I have seen that are completely carbon including the barrel channel were the ones Ken Henderson made before his passing. Not sure what they are like now Hardy has them.

The Ken one I got was open with no carbon lining. That was before hardy.
Best stock with full carbon everywhere is Precision Platforms

Did a howa stock, American may be Alpine, got it from broncos, went though the fibreglass in a few places so had to dig it all out and replace it, fiddly but got there in the end, glad I masked the rest of the stock well though, messy