Little project!

foggy

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Well, this wasn't the original plan, as I just wanted to buy a 300 wsm and shoot it!!:-|

However I have been forced into re stocking a brand new rifle :-| As the supplier has absolutely no customer service what so ever,

the rifle was purchased at the beginning of May and to date the composite stock still has two large cracks at the recoil lug area and in the action bedding, and is flexing badly.

so I contacted 3 companies, one of which I have left over 10 messages and e-mails and have never had a response !!!:cry:. Another wouldn't entertain laminate, and once again was made all sorts of promises but then never contacted me with a price or got back to me after the initial consultation.

i wasn't asking for anything that they didn't advertise as doing on a standard basis, but this seems to be the way the uk is going.:-|

So I said b******s, I will have to do it myself! can't rely on anyone else! obviously.

so after a lot of searching and talking I purchased a blank from Boyd's.

Well after blanking it out, I found some bits of Ebony off an old stock, by the time I had sanded, I thought I would send it for an adjustable combe and recoil pad,,,,,,,,,,

then i I thought, no s*d it, in for a penny! I made my own adjustable raiser metal work, cut the stock, ordered a but pad and then fitted it.


bedded throughout with devcon, and now shoots 3 x 180 grain into a tiny clover leaves all day if I do my bit.

it weighs in at 10 lb exactly , as you see it.

so the moral seams to be , if you want it done,,,,, Do it yourselve!!!!!:D


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Scrumbag,

How do you meen?

kimber action, border 24 inch barrel in 300 wsm.

Its pretty much much the ballistic equivalent to 300 win mag in a short action using about 6 - 8 grains less powder.

180 grain nosler accubonds are going 300 fps, and 165 grain nosler ballistic tips are 3200 fps.:cool:

The stock was an exact copy of the original apart from my embellishments. :)


nik.
 
I think in all honesty I would maybe go for a full custom action on my next rifle or maybe a Remington and work from there.

however the action is smooth enough and feeds well, even with the WSM cartridges, it's not as slick as my sako's

but it never will be with the extractor claw along the bolt, as long as it's clean and greased, it's fine.

Nik.
 
You bought a brand new rifle which had a broken stock, then the retailer or importer refused to replace it?
 
Its an oil finish.

im not sure how I stand at the moment, am in touch with a solicitor.

The retailer/ rifle smith, if that's what you call them have offered my money back, but as 300 wsm is hard to get from a factory rifle, that's not what I want.

i could go custom, but that 3 - 4 grand as opposed to the £1700 I paid, and a long wait after I have already waited 8 month for this one.

They have got a stock on order but kimber are as helpfull as the retailer , and say they are waiting on a reply from the retailer, but since they never communicate and after many , many e- mails and calls I have got precisely nowhere, I felt I could only do it my self if I ever want to shoot this thing. And as it's going to Africa with me in October I was left with very few options.

The company are appalling to deal with and it emminmates from the very top I'm afraid.

They realy left me in the doo doo, I realy dont know how you deal with a company that doesn't give a s**t.

obviously I didn't see the cracks before I had fired about 8 rounds through it, and kimber are less help than the retailer.
 
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I have a feeling I know the retailer. If it's the same company I've had trouble with them recently.

That aside, you've taken a problem and overcome it nicely. That stock looks nice mate and won't break on you.
 
Thanks Greener.

from what I have seen of the company , there must be a lot of unhappy customers

and the others just got lucky.:-|IMGP0003.jpgphoto 2.jpg
 
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