.308 Norma Mag or ?

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I need some advice and opinions. I bought a H. Dumoulin in .308 Norma Mag several months ago. These are commercial 98 mausers that are supposedly pretty high quality. It didn't come in the original stock [apparently it broke] but it did come in a Rem 798 laminated stock [clunky and heavy]. I already have a .308 Norma in a nicely sporterized Brazilian Mauser, but I thought this would be a nice rifle if I could get a better stock for it. I was thinking I could make it into a lightweight elk rifle. I read some good reports about the Butler Creek fiberglass synthetic stock, and I thought it would lighten the gun up nicely, so I bought one last night. The stock has more of a hollow sound than I really like, but the biggest thing is that I will have to do some inletting to make room for the safety [on the side, in the same place as a remington]. I don't own a dremel, and I can't figure out how to carefully remove the fiberglass without one and still make it look nice.
So now I'm thinking I could move ahead with the project, and maybe not be entirely happy with the results, or I could return the stock [$210] and look for a better one [any suggestions], or I could return the stock and try to sell the gun the way I bought it [in the laminated stock]. Of course my wife thinks the latter choice is the best option, and then I could use the money "to get something you know you'll be happy with". What I want is a fairly lightweight rifle [7.5 lbs scoped] that will send a 180 gr 30 cal bullet around 2900 fps or greater.
So what does everyone think I should do: Move ahead with the project, try to find a different stock, or sell it off and start over?
 
Sell it.
Maybe a ruger compact magnum in .300 RCM would be good?

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or maybe a Tikka T3 Lite in .338 Federal?

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The Ruger is 6.75 lbs, The Tikka is 6 lbs.
 
Considering that the market is literally flooded with light plastic stock rifles for fairly cheap, why dicker with that old thing? Clearly you are not a handy man of any kind or you would have a dremel or would get one without even mentioning it.

Also, you could get a more commonly available caliber like a 30-06 or .300 Winchester magnum instead of that rarity reserved for the handloading tinkerer.

Bottom line is you have a rifle for tinkerers. If you're not one, sell it.
 
IF you decide to keep it, and want to proceed, and know what you're doing, maybe we can work something out- i have a dremel, but i don't have the skill- if you're in calgary- i would consider it as "no big deal"
 
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