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Forearm
Mar 22nd, 2006 at 5:23pm
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I need an opinion.  I am making a new forearm for a low wall and need some input.  I intend to shoot this rifle and wonder if I should leave the forearm in a " Mild semi-beaver tail" instead of cutting it down to the same deminsions as the original.  Any Thoughts??

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Reply #1 - Mar 22nd, 2006 at 6:07pm
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For my money, I would consider only making it like the original.

I hate beaver tails, except when attached to beavers.   

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Reply #2 - Mar 22nd, 2006 at 8:59pm
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DG,
Here is a photo of a pretty nice forearm.  it has just the slightest perch to the belly, and is quite trim otherwise.  You can't see the width horizontally, but I think you can probably figure that it's pretty slim.   

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Reply #3 - Mar 22nd, 2006 at 9:12pm
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Brent

That's a really beautiful rifle. Theres a bunch of money in that wood.  You can always make it smaller and leaner, but it's hard to go the other way.  Wink

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Here is a photo of a pretty nice forearm.  it has just the slightest perch to the belly, and is quite trim otherwise.  You can't see the width horizontally, but I think you can probably figure that it's pretty slim.  

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Reply #4 - Mar 22nd, 2006 at 9:16pm
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bens

I restock most every thing I get a hold of because I am left handed.  I always keep the originals in case I want to put the rifle back the way it was.  I sell one once in awhile and nobody wants a left hand stock.

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i see the old stocks.are they for sale? ben.

  
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Reply #5 - Mar 22nd, 2006 at 10:36pm
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  I intend to shoot this rifle and wonder if I should leave the forearm in a " Mild semi-beaver tail" instead of cutting it down to the same deminsions as the original.  Any Thoughts??


I dunno Smoke... I've made a number of singleshots with the beavertail for target shooters and never even contemplated one for myself.  They always felt so uncomfortable trying to shoot off hand.  I know you can make two forearms but you didn't say that would be an option.

I reckon if I HAD to shoot it off the bench, I'd inset the base for a palm rest and make something custom to attach for the bench rest shooting.
  
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Reply #6 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 10:14am
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Here is another low wall that I'm pretty partial to.  The action i yet uncolored, and the stocks will be checkered really soon (to be mailed today).

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Reply #7 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 10:44am
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Brent

You should be real proud of that one. Beautiful wood.  Reminds me of a couple of 414 Armories of mine.

Here is a picture of the one I am doing now just stain, and sealer, No finish yet.

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Re: Forearm
Reply #8 - Mar 26th, 2006 at 7:25pm
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Make two!   The original splinters look nice but are harder to shoot.  You don't mention how you are going to shoot it. If it is for just casual offhand plonking or hunting it might work just fine. match shooting might be another story.
I had one of the browning replicas in .22rf I shot in the ASSRA matches at Etna Green.  Combined with a thin buttstock, that niced classic splinter isn't worth squat when trying to shoot 200 yards with a 22rf out of a bench rest.  It's like balancing a razorblade on edge
  I whittled out a simple elementry flatbottomed beavertail forend our of some scrap oak and it gave me a much more stable shooting platform.  I only put it on the gun for matches and kept the factory forend on it the rest of the time.  several guys have made different butt and fore-end sets for their rifles, one ofr offhand, one ofr bench rest, another for hunting and reserve the originals for display
  
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