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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    I got the barreled action sunk to the desired depth. That sure feels like progress! Also a little more trimming up the forend and comb...
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    Decker9 replied to the thread DIY RokStok in maple.
    I’ll be adding this trick to the tool box!!
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    Decker9 reacted to Macintosh's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Love Love.
    A trick to get your screw holes to line up, works if you have a drill press and if you know where you want the hole to enter and exit on...
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    More inletting and a little trimming with the bandsaw. I had intended to leave the bottom metal about .050” proud of the wood in front...
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    Decker9 replied to the thread Forget your rangefinder?.
    I forgot my range finder once, it was the one and only time i could have used it. Turned an opening morning ram into a day 7 ram, which...
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    Decker9 replied to the thread DIY RokStok in maple.
    Iv read quite a bit that poured pillars are just as good. As long as theirs no air pockets, I wouldn’t hesitate if I was keeping it on...
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    Those look nice but would almost double what I’ve got invested in the stock. Is it okay to just make pillars out of bedding compound...
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    The next head scratcher was how to get the action screw holes straight, plumb, parallel to each other, etc so the extended stock making...
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    Iv bought a few Sitka rain shells/pants, all in good or new w/o tags condition. I tore the zipper off my cloudburst pant I bought...
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    Thanks! Not much risk here. I paid slightly above USFS campground wood bundle rates for the blank…
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    Having never carved a stock from scratch, the hardest part was getting started. My maple slab only had one planed side so I spent a lot...
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    Decker9 reacted to Mtnmilsurp's post in the thread DIY RokStok in maple with Like Like.
    Inspired by @decker9’s amazing work and guided by the great information from @Formidilosus on long range rifle stock configuration, I...
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    Decker9 replied to the thread DIY RokStok in maple.
    Excellent stuff!! A big cheers to you for jumping into the art!! Your cartridge choice, is my all time favourite!! You sound like a...
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    Decker9 replied to the thread Masculinity and Caliber Choice.
    Can’t say Iv ever witnessed it personally in taking an animal. But, I guess it does somewhere.
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    Decker9 replied to the thread Masculinity and Caliber Choice.
    I often wonder…. When did “room for error” come into the equation? Can’t Say it’s ever been part of what I was taught or teach.
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