White line spacers and thick varnish

[HonestJohn]

proper spacers where of course made of maple.

skip line checkering, was it not known as 'french' checkering?

 

[Steff]

proper spacers where of course made of maple.

skip line checkering, was it not known as 'french' checkering?

No, Scottish checkering.

 

[HonestJohn]

No, Scottish checkering.

must be something to do with/based on reel dancing or other LOL

 

[Steff]

must be something to do with/based on reel dancing or other LOL

Ha, ha,. But the real reason is the tartan like pattern.

 

[HonestJohn]

Ha, ha,. But the real reason is the tartan like pattern.

ahh, that makes sense

 

[Foxyboy43]

Lovely job!
The original stock format looks every inch a Remington 700 stock - perhaps it was common to a number of manufacturers?

 

[Sinistral]

I’ve got another theory - did any of the high end rifles of that period have white line spacers? Eg Rigby, H&H, Heym (not sure I can name any more that would’ve been going at the time) - were they more of a mid range feature? Often high end stuff is more timeless and uses less current fads

Interesting thread from a different perspective. Heym improved the Mauser 2000 and Mauser 4000 actions, installed a 3-position side-safety among other changes, and renamed them as their SR20 and SR40 models. They were semi custom modified Mauser actions and hand-finished, but didn't succeed in right-hand form in the U.S. The lefthand actions did much better, particularly the scaled down SR40 which came in .222, .223, and 5.6x50. They were unknown in GB, so I had to import mine through the sole dealer Armstrongs of Nottingham direct from the factory in Munnerstadt. The MD (Mr Reinholdt Bang!) wrote to say it was the first LH order they'd had from the UK.

It's remained unchanged so is exactly as it appears in the pic, with the same 'scope by pure coincidence. I couldn't care a whit about the white spacers, the varnishing is worn in places, but the stock fits me perfectly. Looks aren't important, only how something feels and shoots matters to me. As true lefthand rifles are scarce I leave them alone, apart from cleaning every time without fail. This is the only one of them whose POI never changes whether it's dirty or clean, so it would be plain foolish to tinker with it.

https://www.heymusa.com/assets/articles/Southpaw_Safari_Rifle.pdf

 

[Klenchblaize]

https://www.heymusa.com/assets/articles/Southpaw_Safari_Rifle.pdf

K

 

[Heym SR20]

Quite like the left hand Heym SR20 - much prefer the straight classic style as opposed to Monte Carlo style stock though.

 

[harrygrey382]

Here. especially for the OP, in all is pomp! White line spacers, skip line chequering. And with those other two classic abominations included in the price. A pistol grip on it with the bottom like "an 'orses 'oof" and a trapezoid section forearm. A rifle with with visual aesthetics designed to be most fully appreciated by the blind.

On the BRNO rifles made in that style in that time the forend tip wasn't even a separate piece of wood (or horn). They simply routed a groove at the end of the forestock and slipped into it a suitably "U" shaped piece of white plastic laminate. Then stained the wood forward of that routed groove a darker colour!

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Yeah that’s going too far, even the grain is over the top - and you’re right I’m sure old Roy has a lot to answer for. The skip checkering is repulsive and he had some really dubious stock shapes too

 

[harrygrey382]

Interesting thread from a different perspective. Heym improved the Mauser 2000 and Mauser 4000 actions, installed a 3-position side-safety among other changes, and renamed them as their SR20 and SR40 models. They were semi custom modified Mauser actions and hand-finished, but didn't succeed in right-hand form in the U.S. The lefthand actions did much better, particularly the scaled down SR40 which came in .222, .223, and 5.6x50. They were unknown in GB, so I had to import mine through the sole dealer Armstrongs of Nottingham direct from the factory in Munnerstadt. The MD (Mr Reinholdt Bang!) wrote to say it was the first LH order they'd had from the UK.

It's remained unchanged so is exactly as it appears in the pic, with the same 'scope by pure coincidence. I couldn't care a whit about the white spacers, the varnishing is worn in places, but the stock fits me perfectly. Looks aren't important, only how something feels and shoots matters to me. As true lefthand rifles are scarce I leave them alone, apart from cleaning every time without fail. This is the only one of them whose POI never changes whether it's dirty or clean, so it would be plain foolish to tinker with it.

https://www.heymusa.com/assets/articles/Southpaw_Safari_Rifle.pdf

Interesting read, thanks. I thought the SR40 was a totally different rifle that only shared the action (with a forged recoil lug instead of welded? Not that that means anything). But it still seems by and large the same - stock certainly is! A 3 pos safety would be cool

 

[harrygrey382]

The white plastic spacers on the pistol grip I don't mind - as someone else has said, they mellow to a kind of ivory colour (which presumably they were meant to mimic?), but I think that the fore-end tips (usually rosewood or ebony) are truly ugly. For style a schnabel fore-end is hard to beat.

I’ll admit given the choice I prefer no tip. But So long as they don’t have a spacer I think they’re ok. A properly proportioned schnabel cannot be beaten though

 

[Puds]

This is my current project, (late 60s/early 70s Tikkakoski LSA-65 in .270) and it’s also splattered with white spacers. I can’t bring myself to butcher it to remove them though, but it will be getting a full oil treatment & a proper orange-coloured Silvers butt pad.

 

[Klenchblaize]

This is my current project, (late 60s/early 70s Tikkakoski LSA-65 in .270) and it’s also splattered with white spacers. I can’t bring myself to butcher it to remove them though, but it will be getting a full oil treatment & a proper orange-coloured Silvers butt pad. View attachment 280130

Looks for all the world like NZ Pro Hunter’s culling rifle. Nice!

K

 

[alberta boy]

This is my current project, (late 60s/early 70s Tikkakoski LSA-65 in .270) and it’s also splattered with white spacers. I can’t bring myself to butcher it to remove them though, but it will be getting a full oil treatment & a proper orange-coloured Silvers butt pad. View attachment 280130

I've always liked the older 55 / 65 series Tikkas , great rifles . To be honest , I don't mind the styling , but I don't like shiny finishes . I'd do the same as you though , clean her up and apply a nice oil finish , done . Very nice .

AB

 

[User00040]

Looks for all the world like NZ Pro Hunter’s culling rifle. Nice!

K

 

[Foxyboy43]

Hmmm. As per my post No. 26 the resemblance of the stock to my recollection of the original stock of my Remmy .700 piqued my curiosity so I have just looked at it. Pretty close!

 

[harrygrey382]

This is my current project, (late 60s/early 70s Tikkakoski LSA-65 in .270) and it’s also splattered with white spacers. I can’t bring myself to butcher it to remove them though, but it will be getting a full oil treatment & a proper orange-coloured Silvers butt pad. View attachment 280130

Nice rifle, yeah it’s quite invasive removing the tip spacer. A nice pad will go a long way

 

[harrygrey382]

Hmmm. As per my post No. 26 the resemblance of the stock to my recollection of the original stock of my Remmy .700 piqued my curiosity so I have just looked at it. Pretty close!

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Yes they’re very very similar, maybe a little more taper to the forend on the Remington though? That’s not skip checkering is it?

 

[Foxyboy43]

Yes they’re very very similar, maybe a little more taper to the forend on the Remington though? That’s not skip checkering is it?

I think it is on the Remmy.