Free-floating Barrel on Laminate Stock?

[symphony]

Need some advice on opening up the barrel channel on a wood laminate stock?

In a nutshell, I need to modify a laminate stock that was originally used for a tapered barrel profile to fit a heavy barrel. I don't have any specialized tools but was thinking that I could use a 3/4" Dia. x 9" Hard Sanding Sleeve similar to the one below to open up the barrel channel? Any better ways to do it that doesn't require specialized tools?

Thanks,

 

[flyr]

Deep socket, sandpaper,elbow grease.

 

[guntech]

Don't work the edge from the top down but rather from the bottom up...

Use something to get the bottom depth you want and then work on each side.

 

[smokeeter]

a dowel /broomstick the desired length and diameter wrapped in sandpaper will do the trick

 

[Lodi]

Gunline's barrel bedding tool works well. A small try square can be used to keep things kinda even, three points of contact, each side of barrel channel plus the bottom.

 

[MRP]

Wrap the barrel in tape. With a sheet of fine sandpaper under a lose barrel, pull the sandpaper back and forth. Keep tightening the screws and sanding

 

[guntech]

Wrap the barrel in tape. With a sheet of fine sandpaper under a lose barrel, pull the sandpaper back and forth. Keep tightening the screws and sanding

That usually sands the edges out way too far and looks pretty bad...

 

[MRP]

That usually sands the edges out way too far and looks pretty bad...

Not if you keep the sandpaper tightly together over the barrel.

 

[FALover]

Depending on the laminate construction you may need more than sandpaper. When the manufacture has to use carbide tooling to shape them it can be a long exercise in futility.

 

[sean69]

buy a couple of card scrapers ($10) grind them to shape and scrape it. start at the bottom and avoid the sides till last (as suggested)

 

[guntech]

Not if you keep the sandpaper tightly together over the barrel.

I know, but that is so hard to do for someone trying it for the first time... the jobs I have seen their hands must have been a foot wide...

 

[elkhuntr]

I have used C and D cells (mike your barrel vs the cell for diameter) wrapped with sandpaper (60-80 grit is a good start). slow work and check along the way and be sure to sand the length of the barrel channel. Yes, if you try to go to fast it may look wonky. So take your time and be deliberate. My 2c

 

[Ganderite]

I did a Boyd's laminate. used some long sockets wrapped with sandpaper. Easy to do.