Such a handsome stock.

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Savage99

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This rifle has such an artful stock. I have to try to get it to shoot well again.

It's a 7mm RM with a 1-12" twisted 24" barrel on an FN action custom.

I have some 120 Noslers and have them loaded up over a mild load.

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I agree...very nice Mauser sporter.
Scope is a but high, though. Could it be lowered and not interfere with the bolt?
And even with 120's- in a 7 mag I'd sure put a recoil pad on that wood!
 
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Yes, your right!

That scope was also high for the stocks cheek piece.

Now it has a 4.5-14 x 44mm Leupold VX-3 in lower mounts that fits just right. The scopes body is now only .320" from the top of the FN action's front receiver ring!
 
Beautiful rifle, indeed. I agree with tobnpr about the scope being mounted too high but I wouldn't necessarily put a recoil pad on it until after I shot the rifle more than a few times and "felt" that it was really needed. In my experience, rifles chambered in 7mm Magnum that aren't overly light-weight don't recoil much more than a 30-06 weighing and stocked the same (in terms of configuration). Recoil tolerance is so subjective in nature that only the individual can know how much is too much. For me, .300 Magnums and "up" start warranting rubber on the rear.
 
It is obvious to me that you know little about wood grain. That is a horrible stock probably a second at best. When wood grain is so wide it lacks of structural integrity. The action screws do not have good wood to bite into at all. Your only chance with that stock is to not take it into the field and keep that rifle as a range queen and make sure you keep your action screws tight. If you drop that rifle or the screws loosten and you do not catch them and it gets just a bit loose that stock will be done. With wood grain that wide it would be almost impossible to repair.
 
I would take that stock over plastic any day. I am still curious about the twist rate as I believe 1 in 9 is more typical. 1 in 12 would suggest the intention of lighter bullets rather than heavy. But what do I know? I'm just a 270 guy, myself. If the stock breaks, get another. In the mean time, love the stock you're with.
 
It is obvious to me that you know little about wood grain. That is a horrible stock probably a second at best. When wood grain is so wide it lacks of structural integrity. The action screws do not have good wood to bite into at all. Your only chance with that stock is to not take it into the field and keep that rifle as a range queen and make sure you keep your action screws tight. If you drop that rifle or the screws loosten and you do not catch them and it gets just a bit loose that stock will be done. With wood grain that wide it would be almost impossible to repair.
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I kept waiting for the "so send it to me" line.

Both my 375 Holland und Holland and my 458 Lott have stocks of similar grain. Years of shooting have produced no problems. I am not very smart, so I shoot the Lott more than most.

It's all about the bedding and relief of proper areas. Action screws serve to keep the action in the stock; it's the bearing surfaces (bedding, or inletting) that distribute and withstand the forces of recoil.
 
"It's all about the bedding and relief of proper areas. Action screws serve to keep the action in the stock; it's the bearing surfaces (bedding, or inletting) that distribute and withstand the forces of recoil."

This is true to a point and that point is when the pressure is exerted in a place that has bad gain.......this stock is all bad grain.
 
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