JAE stock has arrived! (pic heavy)

BenL said:
Q: How easy was it to clean with a rod from the breech? Wondering if the cheekpiece gets in the way to not (this could guide my decision to go with the removable piece or not)
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I had the opportunity to play with my stock again today. Set the cheek piece to proper height, then thought I would throw a cleaning rod through the gun.

The cheek piece does get in the way. However it is easily removed with 2 allen head bolts in the top of the cheek piece. I feel I would rather remove it then lower it and set the height back to the sweet spot.

In conclusion to your question: The quick release cheek piece would be great to have, however is not essential. If you have the money for that add on I would say go for it! If not, its no big deal not having it!

Just an added point: JAE supplies you with every tool you need to tighten and adjust every bolt on this stock! Another Thumbs up for JAE!:)
 
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dfarrell said:
I had the opportunity to play with my stock again today. Set the cheek piece to proper height, then thought I would throw a cleaning rod through the gun.

The cheek piece does get in the way. However it is easily removed with 2 allen head bolts in the top of the cheek piece. I feel I would rather remove it then lower it and sight the height back to the sweet spot.

In conclusion to your question: The quick release cheek piece would be great to have, however is not essential. If you have the money for that add on I would say go for it! If not, its no big deal not having it!

Just an added point: JAE supplies you with every tool you need to tighten and adjust every bolt on this stock! Another Thumbs up for JAE!:)
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Tks for the details back on that. I'm sure I'm not the only one about to pull the trigger, pun intended, on a JAE stock in the near future w:h:
 
Well I've been wanting to do an actual video with my camera for a while some actual editing involved. I've never done it before so bear with me. It isn't that great. I didn't have a tripod and the camera is a DSLR so it doesn't autofocus.

Check it out in 1080p

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A few more pics for the JAE fans out there!

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Ordered one of those stocks more than 4 years ago. Cancelled after 2 and wolverine had the nerve to charge a $40 cancellation fee, and the first ones are just being delivered now. Even a year ago they were still telling me they would be just a couple more weeks. Still, I love my m14 stock, and they would make a wicked matched pair.
 
I've received some more questions on the stock. Here is something I typed up on another forum:

The Stock fit and finish is flawless it really is. It is firm, solid, and very well made.

I was expecting a 'plasticy feel' to the non-aluminum parts (the OD Green parts). It isn't at all. They are made of a very hard polymer and feel just like my McMillan A5 or HS Precision stock texture wise and hardness.

Lets start from the back and move forward through the stock:
The Buttpad: I wasn't sure on the buttpad design from photos but it is very very nice. It is soft and grippy. I can't comment yet on durability but I don't think I will have any issues.

The Cheekrest: The cheekrest is awesome. It is lowered and raised by rotating the dial below the rest. It has a locking knob under the buttstock where tightening and loosening it will make the dial turn more easily or locking it solid once you have it set up. It raises the rest in very very small increments, which allows for a very precise fit to the shooter.

You can still easily remove the bolt no matter the height of the rest. You cannot though use a cleaning rod with the cheekrest up so you have to remove it. I did not opt for the quick release lever. But really, you don't need it unless you really want to. At the top of the cheekrest are two allen key screws that can be removed in less than 30seconds. It does not affect the height of the rest so you don't have to give up your settings. The quick release is $119.00 if ordered with Stock OR $249.00 if sold seperately. Is that worth 30 seconds of your time? If yes, have at it.

Lastly, the cheekrest is symmetrical and the dial can be operated on both sides for you lefties that want to shoot it are not encumbered.

The Grip: I think this is my favorite part of the whole stock. It is by far the most comfortable and ergonomic setup I have used so far. It outdoes my McMillan A5, All of the HSP stocks I have had as well as a bunch of other various ones I have tried. I opted for the additional rest. The rest comes with a bunch of spacers that you can add depending on your hand size. The material is a rubbery grippy textured substance. It feels great in the hand and would be awesome in hot or cold climates. Good in cold as it won't feel cold on bare hands and good in hot as it will stay very grippy with sweaty hands. It fits my hand perfectly and for people like myself that shoot thumb up it was designed with us in mind: look at the thumb spots up astern of the action:

I'll cover below the action first:

Trigger guard and Magazine well: The stock uses AI magazines. They fit great and the mag release is large enough to be easy to operate but not so large that you are accidentally hitting it:

The Mag well: Is generous in size so there is no resistance inserting the mag and you don't have to bang around finding the hole if not not in the prime position. Mine is with a 10rd mag.

The stock also has screws where you can adjust the longitudinal, lock-up, and vertical settings to suit your taste. I haven't played with those and didn't feel the need to.

The bottom rail: The slot is very long and depending on what size of rail you pick will have room to maneuver. I opted for the full 9" rail as I like to be able to move my bipod forward and back depending on where I am shooting.

Now up top:

The barrel channel: Is very very roomy. It will adequately fit a full non-tapered full bore barrel.

The action fitting: The action easily fits into the stock. The area is generous though and moves around quite a bit before tightening down. Some might argue it should be bedded. Problem is though if you want to go down that road is that the action screws are inside the stock and with all the other screws it would take a very good and very patient (read expensive) gunsmith to do the job. I was told by JAE that you can get at the action screws though by removing certain parts.

What you do is set the Barreled action down into the stock and slide it back so the recoil lug is resting flush against the collet in the hole then tighten down the screws. I found this hard to do while at the same time trying to ensure the action was level with the stock at the same time. The screw holes have some leeway which allows for different actions or size recoil lugs to still be in line with the screws. Once tightened down the action does fit pretty well

My completed setup weighs in a 20.6Lb, not your best run and gun shooter. Keep in mind though that a lot of that is due to my barrel choice. I don't have the stock's weight but with the 9" rail it is just a bit heavier than my previous McMillan A5:

I then took it shooting on the weekend.

It is very very comfortable to shoot, The recoil pad was very comfortable, the base length of pull was a perfect fit for me. I am 5'11".

It shot great, no real difference in accuracy from my bedded A5 but shooting was far more comfortable, which aids me in more qualitative ways.

I took it out to 900yds and albeit windy it shot pretty well:

Overall it was worth the 2 year wait. I'm happy and that is all that really matters.

Any questions I'll do my best to answer.

Regards,
Clayton
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