Harry136 Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Hi I have a Browning Maxus and for a correct fit, I have quite a number of shims fitted. It works, but looks ugly having 8 shims packed together! Does anyone know of someone who could construct a single "shim block" to replace it? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 some body with a 3 D printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 20:50, Harry136 said: Hi I have a Browning Maxus and for a correct fit, I have quite a number of shims fitted. It works, but looks ugly having 8 shims packed together! Does anyone know of someone who could construct a single "shim block" to replace it? Thanks 8 shims?? It only comes with a few don’t it? Any reason the fit is so bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 I don’t know to what configuration you’ve altered it, left, right or up or down, but if it’s a question of comb height I’d remove all the shims and just add a comb raiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Browning have obviously improved the facility as IIRC only two were recommended when I bought mine a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) This number of supplied shims? Is it like cup holders in cars? At the start of the 1990s in the USA it goes like this....Ford came with two, GM then supplied theirs with four, Chysler-Fiat replied with six. So Ford re-grouped with eight and so on? This became known as "The Cupholder Wars"! Edited August 8, 2021 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 20:50, Harry136 said: Hi I have a Browning Maxus and for a correct fit, I have quite a number of shims fitted. It works, but looks ugly having 8 shims packed together! Does anyone know of someone who could construct a single "shim block" to replace it? Thanks Put a picture up. It may spur someone on to offer their help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Dashed if I can remember now, but is there a stiff nut involved in the stock to action attachment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Hi, there is a nut attachment at the back end of the stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 18 hours ago, Harry136 said: Hi, there is a nut attachment at the back end of the stock. Don't do yourself down😉🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 21 hours ago, Harry136 said: Hi, there is a nut attachment at the back end of the stock. Is it a stiff nut? That is, does it have a plastic looking insert at the back end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 45 minutes ago, wymberley said: That is, does it have a plastic looking insert at the back end? They are known as "Nyloc" nuts - a kind of 'won't work loose' type of nut - but I can't answer if that gun has one or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: They are known as "Nyloc" nuts - a kind of 'won't work loose' type of nut - but I can't answer if that gun has one or not. Nyloc is a type of stiff nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I ordered an extra few shims from Browning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Harry, two points if I may; 1. the Nyloc locking nut should have at least a thread showing above the nut to be effective. 2. The shims are meant to adjust the stock angles, not gain length as you appear to have used them. A pad spacer would give you the extra few millimetres that you appear to want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueflame Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Hi Harry, I am not sure which aspects of fit you are trying to resolve , whether it’s length of pull, cast or drop? The length of pull - stock length can be increased with the stock butt spacers that add 1/4” per spacer, the gun came with 2 Spencer’s which stack on top of each other allowing for 1/2” of increase to the pull length. The manual/ handbook says you can order another one from your dealer if required but will need extra long screws to attach to your stock. For cast and drop the gun comes with 6 separate shims, these are designed to be used as single shims and not multiples. The shims are specified for either cast on or off . It’s not that clear when reading through the manual initially , but the wording changes to install the shim and they do not interlock seamlessly in multiples. In my case I had to use the shim with the maximum right hand cast off with the minimum drop ( highest comb ) to get the fit somewhere near correct. I found that the comb was still to low for me and I have since added a Kickeaze Combe raiser pad. This is very comfortable and can simply be pealed off if you need to convert the stock to standard. These pads come in different thickness’s so you can achieve a good fit. Hope that helps you get a good fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 One picture (your first) is worth a thousand words and two (first and second) give you the answer. Being a good little plumber boy, TIGHTCHOKE is correct and your pictures show clearly why in all probability the main (if not the only) reason for a maximum of two shims. I'm not for one minute saying the failure would be catastrophic, but in the current condition there is a chance that the stock and action could part company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I haven’t done it for the length of pull, more the cast as I’m very broad on the shoulder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 31 minutes ago, Harry136 said: I haven’t done it for the length of pull, more the cast as I’m very broad on the shoulder Should you keep that set-up, could I suggest some thread-lock (NOT stud-lock) to take the place of the ineffective portion of the stiff nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, wymberley said: Should you keep that set-up, could I suggest some thread-lock (NOT stud-lock) to take the place of the ineffective portion of the stiff nut. Rather than that, just re-setting the stock bolt at the other end would probably allow a thread through the Nylock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Rather than that, just re-setting the stock bolt at the other end would probably allow a thread through the Nylock. Yep, if that can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, wymberley said: Yep, if that can be done. The clue is in the screwdriver slot at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: The clue is in the screwdriver slot at the top. Mine has long gone and I'm damned if I can remember - I was wondering if the slot was there to prevent the rod turning while the nut is tightened. If you were to fit the nut until it went below, then unscrewed the rod a little in stages until you could tighten the nut to the correct point, then securing the rod using the slot, remove the nut and then the stock you could make sure that the action end still had sufficient penetration. This would as you say, beat the thread-lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I shall do as suggested! But I still need somewhere to machine a solid 1 piece shim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 How much cast have you added hard to tell from the photos but it doesn’t look a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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