Just thought I'd post my thoughts, having just dropped my T1x into a KKC stock.
Initially, I was a little disappointed with the finish of the KKC stock. It's simply not on a level with GRS.
The physical issues I found included annoying and easily remedied problems that show a lack of finesse from whoever completed the stock. They appear to use a clear lacquer on the inner surfaces (no bad thing to reduce holding water damage). Unfortunately, this hasn't been rubbed-down after curing, so there are swellings of the wood fibres throughout - some pronounced where the wood has split slightly during production. Nothing mechanically problematic, but it doesn't feel like a finished article. More disappointing is the pooling of lacquer beyond the fore end, which hasn't been tidied-up before release. Again, easy enough for me to fix, but I didn't expect to be in the position where I had to(!)
The general fit and finish elsewhere is OK - though a rub-down with some scotch bright will help to reduce some of the tiny splintered burrs. Again - this should be part of the final production process, captured at their QC stage.
I also found that the sling stud within the fore end had been spun onto the threaded insert on the stock so tightly that the insert was spinning within the stock - meaning removing the stud was not possible. Having milled a couple of pockets either side of the insert, I was able to grip it with some needle tip pliers and unscrew the stud... but again, this appears to lack the fundamental 'engineering best practise that I'd expect i.e. use an insert that can handle the torque of the stud and don't over torque the stud upon fitment.
All of that to one side, and now I've resolved the initial issues, it is a great looking stock and fees exceptional as a functional device. In this instance, the T1x was being dropped into a T3 stock, so there were a few more tweaks required, but that's to be expected and I knew this in advance, so no worries. Worth noting that the heavier barrel of the T1x (18mm diameter, I believe) requires the varmint version of the stock.
I've since fitted my customer designed 'quick release' mount for the Harris bipod (personally, I don't like permanently attached bi-pods on a field rifle).
And it's starting to look like a decent set-up:
Hope this is useful one day, to someone!
Arell
Initially, I was a little disappointed with the finish of the KKC stock. It's simply not on a level with GRS.
The physical issues I found included annoying and easily remedied problems that show a lack of finesse from whoever completed the stock. They appear to use a clear lacquer on the inner surfaces (no bad thing to reduce holding water damage). Unfortunately, this hasn't been rubbed-down after curing, so there are swellings of the wood fibres throughout - some pronounced where the wood has split slightly during production. Nothing mechanically problematic, but it doesn't feel like a finished article. More disappointing is the pooling of lacquer beyond the fore end, which hasn't been tidied-up before release. Again, easy enough for me to fix, but I didn't expect to be in the position where I had to(!)
The general fit and finish elsewhere is OK - though a rub-down with some scotch bright will help to reduce some of the tiny splintered burrs. Again - this should be part of the final production process, captured at their QC stage.
I also found that the sling stud within the fore end had been spun onto the threaded insert on the stock so tightly that the insert was spinning within the stock - meaning removing the stud was not possible. Having milled a couple of pockets either side of the insert, I was able to grip it with some needle tip pliers and unscrew the stud... but again, this appears to lack the fundamental 'engineering best practise that I'd expect i.e. use an insert that can handle the torque of the stud and don't over torque the stud upon fitment.
All of that to one side, and now I've resolved the initial issues, it is a great looking stock and fees exceptional as a functional device. In this instance, the T1x was being dropped into a T3 stock, so there were a few more tweaks required, but that's to be expected and I knew this in advance, so no worries. Worth noting that the heavier barrel of the T1x (18mm diameter, I believe) requires the varmint version of the stock.
I've since fitted my customer designed 'quick release' mount for the Harris bipod (personally, I don't like permanently attached bi-pods on a field rifle).
And it's starting to look like a decent set-up:
Hope this is useful one day, to someone!
Arell
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