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Jason,
I'm curious about the extra required inletting.
I did a Boyds stock and found I need to set the magazine housing /trigger guard
Depth about .125 beyond flush with the stock
In order to have it feed correctly. To have it flush would
Require extensive rework of the stock on the top side.
Maby this stock shape does not have that issue?
Just wondering your approach and how it ends up.
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Why is the CTR $200 more ?
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Yep…sporter would be ideal.
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.260 is a wonderful caliber. I no longer have any intrest in .308. Lighter recoil, flater shooting ect.
Tikkia action is sooooo smooth and trigger is great. (For a oem unit).
The original stock will work good for your hunting use.
I would get a better and heavier stock for target use.
Also the barrel is considered medium weight.
Not ideal for sustained strings of fire. Otherwise a great rifle. -
My experience was better. The action fit nice in the Boyds stock. I planed on bedding anyhow so it did not mater as Mr mill gobbled a lot of it out. There a great deal for the price if your willing to work with it.
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You can do it in 2 steps. Pillars first. Then action and lug. Your favorite release agent on the area of the lug in contact with the receiver(and obviously receiver and groove). Masking tape on sides and top. Cut a sliver of feeler gauge to wedge lug in receiver. (front of lug in contact with front of receiver grove)Clean the area of lug to be bedded into stock.
Proceed as usual. Sliver of fealer gauge will fall off when pop action out of stock. The required clearances and contact are achieved. -
Do not waste your time with the plastic stock bedding it.
Get a cheap $125 Boyds wood stock to bed.
also a tight fitting recoil lug is not ideal in the action. Stock yes…. action no… just the front recoil surface should be in contact.
also as far as plastic stocks go tikka is one of the better ones. Enjoy as is or up grade stock. -
Try it. If it feeds. Your golden. 😉
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The magazine latches to the floor plate/ trigger guard. This assembly must have the correct depth in the mortise in the stock to feed correctly. (I bet It needs to be milled deeper)The CTR magazine system sits deeper than the t3 system and obviously you needed to also widen the opening in the bottom of the stock.
I installed a CTR system in a Boyds Tactical stock inleted for a T3 VARMINT.– but this was a CTR rifle to start– -
Yes. I opted for a laminated version for my ctr.
Barreled action will drop in. You will need to fit the lower
Metal. Not real hard. The one issue is the depth for the lower
Metal needs to go deeper. About 1/8 in recessed.
Just duplicate the factory spacing all will be fine.
I did not on my first attempt and had feed issues. -
I went with a boyds laminated tactical stock for a T3 varmint
It was nessary to modify the lower opening for the ctr
Metal and slightly deeper recess. It will give more weight and control for
The target type shooting. Plus a good platform to bed it. -
If you cannot or do not want to return it. Send in for warranty not for meeting the accuracy Guarantee.
I assume you have the plastic stock (Its really a good stock for a production unit, so much stronger than a hoge) , Ide say try bedding the lug (if someone here knows of and epoxy that sticks to this plastic)I had a Hunter with same issue… The mortis for the lug was a sloppy joke in the stock. I sold it as I did not want to deal with it for a hunting type rifle. I was so impressed with the feel of the action and great trigger I gave a CTR a shot. This plastic stock was really a tight fit but I ordered a Boyd laminated and milled it and tried my had at bedding (before I even fired it). I learned a lot. Was not a smooth experience. But if you want some info help (on bedding the lug PM me. You just need to see if there is an epoxy out there that will work on it.I would go no further on a plastic stock. Get a stock suitable for bedding if you want a full bed job.
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Do a little research about beding rifles.
What you want is a tikkia lug bedded rock solid in the stock.
The lug top foward face and the receiver lug front recess
Are the only items to make contact. A few thousands clearance on the top and no contact at rear of lug and receiver.
Reasoning is top clearance is Not to warp the receiver when tighting the action screws. Rear contact not needed as this is not a recoil surface. Botom line is you do not want to support the action via the lug. The stock supports the action the lug deals with recoil so as to not shift the action in the stock.The clearance is a good thing. -
So true
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The wood stock hunter version lite T3
Is a good stiff stock it just needs bedded. Do that and cut and thread the
Barrel you will be happy for much less
Cash assuming you can bed it or want to try.
Either rifle is half way there for you.
At least to me the CTR is lite, to lite for
At target rifle . But the original plastic stock is stiff and ffits the action like a glove. I changed the stock to gain weight and ride the bags better on the bench. Plus I wanted to try pillar beding.
