Long barrel-short stock

[alaskaboy92]

Hello all! I’m starting a full stock hawken build with a 38” barrel, finally received all my parts yesterday and noticed the barrel is a true 38”from base of tang plug to tip of barrel. The stocks barrel inlet is only 36 3/4”. If I inlet too far back the drum won’t match with the lock placement. I was thinking of adding a small piece of wood to the tip of the stock via dowels and using a nose cap to hide the transition, what do you think?

 

[64Springer]

Or you could let it overhang the stock by 1.25 inches.

And make a custom ramrod with a swelled tip to match the bore diameter.

Would tuck in nicely and give you room to get your fingers in there and pull the ramrod out.


P.S. If you extend the stock, get yourself some fancy schmancy wood and make the nose a prominent detail.

No need to hide your craftsmanship.

 

[kansas_volunteer]

I'd just shorten the barrel, unless that causes you emotional pain.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

get your hacksaw and take care of the problem.

 

[earlwb]

I would just leave the stock that inch or so short and not worry about it. But I guess one could add in a extra fancy nose cap though I would not bother.

 

[alaskaboy92]

I ended up using the nose cap I had realized it’s not as big a gap as I thought,

 

[64Springer]

BAM!