Howdy Gents,
I read a lot here and have learned a bunch over the years, so thank you all! Once in a great while something comes up that I can comment on. Regarding the inletting of these stocks, sending one back for exchange won't solve the too-deep-tang-inletting problem. These stocks are probably cut on CNC computer driven automatic duplicators that cut maybe 10 or 15 stocks at a time. These don't trace a pattern stock anymore, just a computer program telling the cutters where to go and how deep to cut. They are all incredibly similar and to change the tang inletting depth, for example would require changing the computer program. If the tang is inletted too deep, on a rifle with a hooked breech, so are likely the entire barrel channel, the seats for the oval disks and the wedge pins. This would require a massive change in programing, and isn't likely going to happen if a only a relatively overall small percentage are returned by pretty knowledgeable folks. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that even the stock sanding is done on computer driven machinery, then automatically sprayed with stain and finish., just like guitar necks are, and that human hands touch them mainly only at the beginning and end of the process. I wish I had a better outlook on this for all of you!
I read a lot here and have learned a bunch over the years, so thank you all! Once in a great while something comes up that I can comment on. Regarding the inletting of these stocks, sending one back for exchange won't solve the too-deep-tang-inletting problem. These stocks are probably cut on CNC computer driven automatic duplicators that cut maybe 10 or 15 stocks at a time. These don't trace a pattern stock anymore, just a computer program telling the cutters where to go and how deep to cut. They are all incredibly similar and to change the tang inletting depth, for example would require changing the computer program. If the tang is inletted too deep, on a rifle with a hooked breech, so are likely the entire barrel channel, the seats for the oval disks and the wedge pins. This would require a massive change in programing, and isn't likely going to happen if a only a relatively overall small percentage are returned by pretty knowledgeable folks. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that even the stock sanding is done on computer driven machinery, then automatically sprayed with stain and finish., just like guitar necks are, and that human hands touch them mainly only at the beginning and end of the process. I wish I had a better outlook on this for all of you!