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Author Topic: Added More "Cheek Piece" To My Retirement Rifle  (Read 3389 times)

Offline Ohio Joe

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Re: Added More "Cheek Piece" To My Retirement Rifle
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2020, 08:19:19 PM »
Joe did you ever get this one out to shoot after the latest modifications?

I did, and it shot well.  :bl th up

However, not being happy with having to wrap the cheek piece with leather,,, this rifle and I spent last week going over it without the leather cover on the cheek piece and I found the problem...

In my haste to get my retirement rifle finished, I over looked one thing (you get older and things happen),,, anyway,,, my butt-plate was canted a tad so I corrected that and it shoots wonderful without the leather cover... It now just shoulders perfect and where it seemed I had to fight this darn rifle to keep it from "canting" - it now shoulders and shoots great!

Thanks for asking, Bull...  :shake

NOTE: Even the smallest of cant will ruin accuracy, and aging eyes sometimes miss things that are obvious after one scratches their head enough.  :laffing

PS... Correcting the Cant also lead to making new front and rear sights.
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Re: Added More "Cheek Piece" To My Retirement Rifle
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2020, 08:48:03 PM »
Awesome! Glad to hear you figured it all out!

Offline Winter Hawk

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Re: Added More "Cheek Piece" To My Retirement Rifle
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2020, 10:50:45 PM »
Awe, there went my chance to say that Joe is getting real CHEEKY:lol sign

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