bullet boy Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Thanks for that! The lite would probably suit me fine! I prefer a wooden stock but some of the hunter models are a bit plain Dare I ask what the cheapest price on a new lite would be? I'm sure I saw one new for £600 recently.... Cheers Your right about the wooden stocks-everyone I have seen on show have all been plain,with no nice grain!I bought a Synthetic one for all weather.The synthetic stock is very tough!I have seen some other makes of sythetic stocks only to find them very plasticcy,compared to the Tikka ones. Anymore questions I'll be pleased to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Your right about the wooden stocks-everyone I have seen on show have all been plain,with no nice grain!I bought a Synthetic one for all weather.The synthetic stock is very tough!I have seen some other makes of sythetic stocks only to find them very plasticcy,compared to the Tikka ones.Anymore questions I'll be pleased to help you. Thats great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Thats great! After much consideration I think I will go for either a .223 in T3 lite/hunter/varmint I think the lite will win just because its the cheapest. How did you get the lead weight into the end of the stock? Are there any other similar ideas for adding weight to the end stock that are worth looking at? Thanks again for all the help B) Unscrew the recoil pad and you will find a hollow rear stock...this has a strengthening criss cross plastic insert. I got some old roofing lead, cut it into thin strips then roll it up, made something like a tiny swiss roll. Made several pieces, silicone sealant into rear stock and drop in the lead, built it up over two or 3 days (to allow each section to harden rather than simply sink), until the whole area behind the recoil pad was full with silicone and lead, NOT the whole rear stock, just about a 1 inch strip covering the whole area of the recoil pad. The lead is completely sealed in the silicone and can't move anywhere! I played with weight before inserting to get the best balance, I used about 150g (6oz) in total, this worked for my 19.5" barrel, P8 Compact Mod, etc, weight may need to be adjusted a little for each individual setup! The T3 Hunter is fine straight out of the box, no need for any of this malarkey! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Just a thought. I have a remington 700, .223 laminated stock with a varmint barrel. With a T8 mod it is very heavy overall and front end heavy. I'm sure the varmint barrel is better for multiple shots but for wandering round using a pair or tripod of sticks for fox shooting its a bit too heavy and difficult to position one handed. From a high seat its super. It shoots 3 of 5 in a 1" circle at 150 yds and I bought it second hand after thinking I'd buy a T3. The gun came with a Deben 4-16 mag 56mm objective scope, the T8 and a full reloading kit. 100 bullets too. All for less than a new T3 I'm very happy with it but will buy a lighter barrelled .243 if I get the variation. I have to say the floor plate, rather than a mag, I find an absolute pain. Trying to position the rounds precisely in the dark is a mess slight differences and they misload - I usually end up doing it a couple of times and dropping the rounds out. (I load my own and the bullets are sized to just engage the rifling, making them a touch longer than its perhaps normally designed to take.) The floor plate means you tend to load a few at a time and wrestle with the loaded rounds after firing to close the bolt on an empty chamber for the next stint of walking. A mag is much simpler and feels safer - just stick it in a pocket. Hope whatever you choose you enjoy it ! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Just a thought.I have a remington 700, .223 laminated stock with a varmint barrel. With a T8 mod it is very heavy overall and front end heavy. I'm sure the varmint barrel is better for multiple shots but for wandering round using a pair or tripod of sticks for fox shooting its a bit too heavy and difficult to position one handed. From a high seat its super. It shoots 3 of 5 in a 1" circle at 150 yds and I bought it second hand after thinking I'd buy a T3. The gun came with a Deben 4-16 mag 56mm objective scope, the T8 and a full reloading kit. 100 bullets too. All for less than a new T3 I'm very happy with it but will buy a lighter barrelled .243 if I get the variation. I have to say the floor plate, rather than a mag, I find an absolute pain. Trying to position the rounds precisely in the dark is a mess slight differences and they misload - I usually end up doing it a couple of times and dropping the rounds out. (I load my own and the bullets are sized to just engage the rifling, making them a touch longer than its perhaps normally designed to take.) The floor plate means you tend to load a few at a time and wrestle with the loaded rounds after firing to close the bolt on an empty chamber for the next stint of walking. A mag is much simpler and feels safer - just stick it in a pocket. Hope whatever you choose you enjoy it ! Cheers Totally agree, but generally for field work it's one or two shots, then plenty of time to cool. I see no difference whatsoever in accuracy in these conditions. Some people like heavy barrels and that is fine of course, I freely admit I am a tart, every one of my rifles has a light barrel and I can put my hand on my heart and say I have never missed a shot because of the barrel (just me) ! I like my Remington as well, but I too wish they would invest a bit more time in magazines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Logic Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Remington do make the SPS-DM... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Remington do make the SPS-DM... Yep...but that's about it as far as I am aware! I didn't really want that specific model, but gave it more than serious thought simply because of the DM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Logic Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 I think that's the only one they do, just an sps with the DM instead of the floorplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Unscrew the recoil pad and you will find a hollow rear stock...this has a strengthening criss cross plastic insert. I got some old roofing lead, cut it into thin strips then roll it up, made something like a tiny swiss roll. Made several pieces, silicone sealant into rear stock and drop in the lead, built it up over two or 3 days (to allow each section to harden rather than simply sink), until the whole area behind the recoil pad was full with silicone and lead, NOT the whole rear stock, just about a 1 inch strip covering the whole area of the recoil pad. The lead is completely sealed in the silicone and can't move anywhere! I played with weight before inserting to get the best balance, I used about 150g (6oz) in total, this worked for my 19.5" barrel, P8 Compact Mod, etc, weight may need to be adjusted a little for each individual setup! The T3 Hunter is fine straight out of the box, no need for any of this malarkey! Thanks for that! I will most likely get the hunter if I can find a nice one. If not it will be a lite. It's going to be fairly heavy once a mod and scope is slapped on it anyways. Just a thought.I have a remington 700, .223 laminated stock with a varmint barrel. With a T8 mod it is very heavy overall and front end heavy. I'm sure the varmint barrel is better for multiple shots but for wandering round using a pair or tripod of sticks for fox shooting its a bit too heavy and difficult to position one handed. From a high seat its super. It shoots 3 of 5 in a 1" circle at 150 yds and I bought it second hand after thinking I'd buy a T3. The gun came with a Deben 4-16 mag 56mm objective scope, the T8 and a full reloading kit. 100 bullets too. All for less than a new T3 I'm very happy with it but will buy a lighter barrelled .243 if I get the variation. I have to say the floor plate, rather than a mag, I find an absolute pain. Trying to position the rounds precisely in the dark is a mess slight differences and they misload - I usually end up doing it a couple of times and dropping the rounds out. (I load my own and the bullets are sized to just engage the rifling, making them a touch longer than its perhaps normally designed to take.) The floor plate means you tend to load a few at a time and wrestle with the loaded rounds after firing to close the bolt on an empty chamber for the next stint of walking. A mag is much simpler and feels safer - just stick it in a pocket. Hope whatever you choose you enjoy it ! Cheers Thanks for the help! I will definitely be going for a detachable magazine, it's much simpler! I won't be target shooting so as you say no need to the varmint models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Let us know what you purchase mate.You won't go wrong with a Tikka T3 though. ATB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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