Terry

Can't wait to see the final product! That's a nice piece of wood. Terry

TIP: Buy a tube of copper based anti-seize compound and put a little dab between the safety and the cocking piece after installing and timing any of these safeties. It makes a huge difference. You can get it at almost any auto parts store. Terry

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My favorite is the 3 position Dakota and Gentry safeties. They look nice and work to perfection. The only problem is installing the dang things. I've tried twice and can't do it. Both times a real gunsmith had to bail me out. My second favorite is the original FN safety (left side.) These I can do. The left side seems a little strange till you use it. I choose this type for My .375H&H Whitworth because it works very natual with a right handed shooter. I've used the DAYTON TRAISTER MARK II SAFETY once with no complants. No experince with a Beuler (sp?) safety. The ones I really don't care for are the 2 position side swing safeties (M70 style) that you use witha converted military bolt shroud. They're a real pain to get right and seem to want to dis-engage when you don't want them too. That's experience with them anyway. Terry

I've been looking around for the info on the checkered bolt knob and can't find it. I do remember the girl charged me $150 for the work but I can't find her contact info. Brownells sells one that's already checkered for around $125 but it just has the 4 tear drop panels and an open bottom. The red you see is just a pattern. After I bondo and shape I use a red primer over it all. It helps me see the low spots, ripples and imperfections. Terry

Great American Gunstocks Can cut you a dropbox pattern. They charge an extra $50 for that. Here's one I had done a few years ago. One thing though with this company, you need to inspect the blank when you receive it and if you don't like anything about it. RETURN IT. I used this company 4 times and 3 of the stocks were perfect. This one wasn't and I tried to fix it. Looking back, it should have been sent back and had it replaced. Another option is what Z1R suggested. Add the drop to a pattern and have it re-duplicated. I'm redoing this rifle and this is the route I'm taking this time. You can personalize the pattern anyway you want. it's a lot harder, but more rewarding Terry

I use Imagevent Terry