270 Ruger in a magnum stock...will it work?

[thepitchedlink]

Hey, I've got a ruger II in 270 win and the old canoe stock. I found a nice ruger walnut stock but it has a magnum contour barrel channel.. Whadaya think, how bad will it look? thanks

 

[thepitchedlink]

Ya it does

 

[Why not?]

Actually it doesn't look too bad at all, if you bed it full-length and tint the compound to match the stock.

I have done several rifles like this, and most of them you can't tell until you take quite a close look at the stock. Certainly can't notice from across the room.

Ted

 

[sunray]

Do not bed the barrel into the channel though.

 

[Why not?]

I have bedded the barrel full-length into the barrel channel on at least a dozen rifles over the years, with no issues whatsoever.

If anything accuracy has been improved, especially with very light barrels.

Ted