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Mike,

 

I finished the project you are asking about and have since shot the heck out of the rifle!

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/roscoedoh/1.jpg

 

I wasn't wild about the original grip area of the Boyd's stock so I applied a little rasp and file work to the grip area to reshape it. Although I am no expert on gunstock shaping, I am pleased with what I finished with.

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/rosc...smithing015.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/rosc...smithing014.jpg

 

I sealed the stock with several coats of Tru-oil cut with mineral spirits and then glass bedded the action area of the rifle with Acra-gel. I then coated the metal with Dura-coat gunmetal blue epoxy. I wanted to see if I could get away with applying it to bare metal - not over parkerized steel. If I ever do use this product again, it will be over park. The $40 Boyd's forearm was cut extremely generously in some places so the bedding compound was also to help file in some factory made gaps. The jury's still out on just how accurate this rifle is because I got side-tracked with work and deer season and have not had a chance to work up an accurate load for it. Now that work has slowed down and deer season is over, I should be able to get back to working with this rifle. I have read on various websites where the Lee-Enfield rifles benefit from a slight upward pressure on the forearm so I may experiment with that also. If I do, I'll be sure to let you all know how that turns out.

 

My only real complaints with this project are Boyd's lead times and the off-centered barrel channel in the forearm. Boyd's makes a run of Lee-Enfield stocks every 120 days. When I placed my order, they had the buttstock in inventory ready to ship. But I had to wait three months for the forearm. Furthermore, when I received the forearm and fitted it for the rifle, the barrel channel was fairly heavily cut to the port side. For the price I paid for the complete stock, I won't complain on either account. If I would have spend anymore though, the forearm would have been returned for replacement.

 

In any event, its a dandy rifle with relatively mild recoil. I like it and if I can get it to shoot accurately, I may even try and scope it. Good luck with your project and be sure to post lots of pictures.

 

-Jason

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Jason,

 

You did a beautiful job on the stock.

 

I was thinking of a RIA in a light walnut, and Gun Kote

brush stainless for the metal, and cut a mag down flush,

with the stock.

 

Still trying to decide, mean while, I am having the barrel

turned smooth, and will put a new crown on when i get

it back.

 

Thanks for sharing......Mike

 

 

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