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Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:53 pm
by cedestech
I know this is old news to guys who have been doing this forever...

I know there are fewer and fewer new guys having rifles made...

Hopefully this will be a footnote that someone can use in the future because I have never seen it visually displayed before.

Both of these rifles have a 13 3/4" LOP, as defined by the distance from the trigger blade to the butt.

There is an inch difference from the front of the pistol grip to the trigger blade between them....

For some people this may not matter. For some, it does... I have large hands but medium length fingers ( when I used to race it was a
PITA finding gloves that fit well). The Wooster stock that I had Steve make for MY measurements "fits" better. Will it increase my score
by 10 animals? Probably not. Will I have one less thing to fight with? Yes... :)

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Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:30 pm
by acorneau
Thanks for posting that Emmett.

It's interesting to see how different stock-makers can have such different designs.

Also, I wish there were a standard name for the measurement between the buttplate and the grip similar to the ubiquitous "length of pull" measuring buttplate to the trigger.

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:22 pm
by cedestech
To be fair, Steve did inlet the stock about half an inch farther back then what would be "normal" but that is the point. That is where I wanted the trigger to fall and he was able to make it happen.

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:02 am
by Doodaddy
Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to grow longer fingers? Image

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:04 pm
by cedestech
Doodaddy wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:02 am Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to grow longer fingers? Image
I’ve had these fingers for 52+ years… kinda used to them…. ;)

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:10 pm
by acorneau
Doodaddy wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:02 am Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to grow longer fingers? Image
Or just grow out your fingernails. :D

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:27 pm
by dan2116
Is the stock in the front an older style Wooster stock. Looks very similar to a Pharr.

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:45 pm
by cedestech
dan2116 wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:27 pm Is the stock in the front an older style Wooster stock. Looks very similar to a Pharr.
Stock in the front (longer grip to trigger) is an original Pharr, one in the back is current Wooster.

Re: Having a stock made for you as opposed to dealing with what you have...

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:46 pm
by cedestech
acorneau wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:10 pm
Doodaddy wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:02 am Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to grow longer fingers? Image
Or just grow out your fingernails. :D
Keep them cut short for fight club… ;)