Guest scott Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I am putting together a deer rifle for my daughter, it's a 96 swede action chambered in .250 Savage. I was planning on getting a nice French or Claro Walnut stock semi inletted and finishing it myself as I have completed three other sporters with good results. When I gave her some choices of different walnut and composite stocks she said she liked (gasp) a Bell & Carlson composite stock best. I haven't located any youth sized stocks for the M96 action as of yet. Has anyone seen any production youth synthetic stocks out there? Thanks................Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spec4 e4 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Friend has the same problem with his son. Questions for you. How old is your daughter? what is her trigger pull length? Open sights or scope? if it is an open sight then it will more likely will not be an problem. but if you are using an scope. you may want to get an set of set of extenson rings or mounts. and an set of regular ones. and on the front of action, use the extenison backward and an rear bridge, use the reg. ones. That will bring the scope back about an inch. just some thoughts. spec.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I don't know of any particular reason that most synthetic stocks could not be shortened. Just check with the manufacturer first. Another alternative would be a plain-jane walnut from a place like Boyd's, then have Bell & Carlson dip it in camo paint. If it is just "the look" that appeals to your daughter, the rifle won't actually know whether it sits in a walnut stock or a fiberglass stock. The B&C dipping service is priced out at this link: http://www.bellandcarlson.com/ Look under "creative effects system." Good luck! Clemson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Doesn't Butler Creek make a "cadet" series of youth stocks? otherwise, there was a thread on another forum where the poster describes how much you can alter the Midway Corelite now fajen synthetic stock. Soulds like you can chop the butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I am putting together a deer rifle for my daughter, it's a 96 swede action chambered in .250 Savage. I was planning on getting a nice French or Claro Walnut stock semi inletted and finishing it myself as I have completed three other sporters with good results. When I gave her some choices of different walnut and composite stocks she said she liked (gasp) a Bell & Carlson composite stock best. I haven't located any youth sized stocks for the M96 action as of yet. Has anyone seen any production youth synthetic stocks out there? Thanks................Scott She's twelve, not sure about the length of pull, but she is tall foe her age at 5' 4" so i would think something that was about 1-2 inches shorter than standard would be fine. I haven't seen the Butler Creek Cadet series but will look now. With the plethora of different paint schemes that B&C offers, you'd think they would have a youth/womans stock. Thanks for the other ideas as well, I'll need to look at the Fajen stock with an eye towards modification. Thanks again.......................Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 the B&C stock i have appears to be solid. sure looks like you could chop the butt off, reinstall a pad, and keep the portion you chopped off, so when whe gets older, if you wanted to, you could re-epoxy it back together, then sand and paint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nutty Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 My older Ram-Line stock had standard-spacing recoil pad "posts" set deep in the stock. Mine had 0.5" chopped off with no issues. I don't know how deep they go, but you might be able to take a full inch or more off the butt. They did make a small ring Mauser stock at one time. I've heard many complaints about the Ram-Line, but I like mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoedoh Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ideally, I guess it would be easiest to start with an issue M96 stock - the LOP on all those military Mauser stocks is fairly short. Whatever you two decide on, see if you can't get her involved in the build. Nothing like spending some quality time with dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 While the LOP on most military stocks is rather short to begin with, that is one way to go. Amazing things can be done to a nice piece of military walnut. But I have shortened synthetic stocks for customers before, factory stocks. Maybe not all are candidates for shortening, but some are. fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carzngunz Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I shortened a Choate stock about 1 1/4". That's about as short as you can get it without major mods due the stock being hollow. The forearm is also mostly hollow and really can't be shortened at all. It's a very light weight stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter2859 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I too am working on a rifle for my 13 y/o daugther. Got her a Savage 10fx in .243 but she likes shooting my M98 in 243 better. Turns out I have a rollover cheek piece on mine. Kids a smaller heads and a high cheek piece lets her look through the scope with comfort. If your daugther will be using a scope, make sure she doesn't have to pick her head up to see through it. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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