Pimped 260

I found a model 7 260 which I had been after for a while. These are relatively heavy for their size so I decided to get Jason at Senator Stocks to make a nice new carbon fibre stock. He had just come out with a new design slim style stock which was fitted to rifle. He did a great job of bedding and fitting of action. These new carbon fibre stocks really make a rifle look like a million dollars. Anyway, enough Jibber Jabber, here's some pics.

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Very nice! What was the weight saving over the standard plastic stock? I have a Mod 7 S/S in 260 and in 7 SAUM, i like them but they are heavy for the size of them.

Out of interest, are you shooting it at long range, what sort of pills are you using?

Unsure of total weight loss but rifle weighs 6 pound without suppressor or bolt. Id be picking at least a pound. Well worth it. Not using it for long range as such but will shoot deer out to 400ish meters. I'm using 120 gr sierra matchkings in it. Pretty accurate and seems to work alright on deer.

awesome!like the stock, stippling on grips!

Thats a nice stock!! What was the Price and how long did it take?

$950, about 6 weeks. Well worth it.

Whats the barrel length on that? Do you know what velocities you get out of it?

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Whats the barrel length on that? Do you know what velocities you get out of it?

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Standard they are 20", I can get 3,000 fps out of a 123 Amax with mine with a stiff load of H414

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$950, about 6 weeks. Well worth it.

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Cheers man.. very very nice.

Whats the overall weight now?

Just under 71/2 pounds scoped and suppressed.

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Is that coarse file or rasp marks on the port and bolt handle cutouts? Would have been nice to see that finished off a bit better.

These stocks look pretty good out of the mold but i have seen some pretty rough inletting and finishing on them and a few other nz made stocks, some real shockers actually. For a thousand bucks i would expect better. Don't want to poo on your post but if you want ooh and ahh responses then showing close ups of glaring flaws dont help. Looks like the metalwork is sitting up too far out of the stock by at least 4mm. Hopefully everything lines up properly inside with the bedding otherwise you could have problems there.

Wow

I thought it would have been lighter

i really cant see the point of that post Kaimai .


"Don't want to poo on your post ", call me stupid if you like , but isn't that exactly what you have done?

Thats like sayin "hey boys look at my new Holden" and the boys sayin, "oh but look at these scratches on the bonnet, look at the garks on the rims bro"..........pointless.

awesome shooter Titanium.

I can sorta see where he's coming from... but with any "Negative Talk" surrounding products it is a good idea to provide facts or evidence.

I guess if Kaimai has had bad experiences with NZ made stocks then a warning is welcome to help Forum members become aware of them... but it was a good old fashioned downpour on the parade.

Bugger that! the point of a forum is to have a discussion, and to give your opinions. I personally don't have any experience with these stocks so I can't comment but I do agree, for $950 i would have expected an immaculate fit and finish.

I hope @Titanium gets full value for money and the stock is all that he wished for, and the rifle is a real tack driver.

But let's not pile into @Kaimai Views for having an objective look at the stock.

I'd question whether that slim stock is suitable for the action. If the tang is flush it's only just and the bottom metal is protruding under the stock to a point where the mag floor plate pivot pin is not captive, and could migrate.

I'm seeing the ejection cutout in the stock misaligned fore and aft with the action by about 3mm, and unsealed infill material.

It's up to the proud new owner to decide whether he's got his $950.00 worth......


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Nice looking stock, surprised at package rifle weight, I would have expected less, although the scope looks heavy.
I agree with the above posters, that the action looks high in the stock, I just looked at my two rem 700 and they both sit lower, in bell and Carson medalist stocks,
How much do these stocks normally weigh. For a short action M70 or rem 700??

Have been reading these with interest as I have a Senator on my Tikka. When Jason first sent it back the fit was not good big gap under the bolt and the action sitting proud, after a quick call he explained that it was just a temp stock as I needed it back to go hunting, so he then arranged a replacement one and the fit is good. ( Well I think so anyway. ) So I'm sure if @Titanium was unhappy Jason would sort it.

Any idea what the bare stock weighs? Nice looking rifle!

Your an idiot, amazing what you can see from a photo. A majority of your posts seem to be about putting down suppressors or stocks. Stop bashing kiwi manufacturers of firearm based products and give them some encouragement instead. We don't need people like you on here.

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Your an idiot, amazing what you can see from a photo. A majority of your posts seem to be about putting down suppressors or stocks. Stop bashing kiwi manufacturers of firearm based products and give them some encouragement instead. We don't need people like you on here.

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And who might you be referring to please ? ....

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And who might you be referring to please ? ....

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He is referring to Kaimai views post back on page 1 of this thread.

For all those wondering about Kaimai, he is a Gunsmith based in NZ, trying to put down others work to make him look good. Seems a very strange way of doing business and really once people find out who he is then I'm sure his business will be in tatters. Just read his posts, not hard to work out who he is.

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He is referring to Kaimai views post back on page 1 of this thread.

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Then he should have quoted him.

Like I said in my post, what's the problem with having an objective look at the stock, and seeing what you get when you spend your hard earned $NZ, with a NZ manufacturer, ......there are other options.

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For all those wondering about Kaimai, he is a Gunsmith based in NZ, trying to put down others work to make him look good. Seems a very strange way of doing business and really once people find out who he is then I'm sure his business will be in tatters. Just read his posts, not hard to work out who he is.

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I couldn't care less who he is....I'm not in anyone's camp but my own...and I expect value for my money, be it spent in or out of NZ.

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