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Actually BAR the teak is really nice to shoot the extra weight helps a good deal even when standing for a string I think the brass band was stamped OA from memory that pic is about 18 months old it is a safe queen now along with my other MKIII's as I use my 2 No.4 workhorses in competitions as the sight definition is allot better with them than the old target rifles with a central rear sight & blade front.
Pity you're not here Jim as you could have a crack at it shooting the teaked version as I have not seen to many brandishing that type of furniture and it does tame it a good deal.

And on another note;
The service rifle comp held over 2 days this Easter sorta frustrated me a bit as a good friend had rifle troubles so he pulled out of the competition, he was one of those silly buggers who jumped out of perfectly good aeroplanes with a rifle till he had a very bad landing a wind gust took him into a building breaking both ankles.
Anyway I had a dig at him 'cause I was ****ed at him as he is a very good shot when I found out so I told him so and that had he told me I could have scooted home 10 mins away grabbed my 2nd comp No.4 a swag of ammo and let him continue to compete. (No.2 just as good shooter as my No.1, I just like the blond wood my No.1 No.4 has)
Anyway he said thanks he would keep that in mind, for this reason which is why I always carry a spare rifle with its ammo even on practice days including allot of small parts ejectors & springs as sometimes people have issues and I have amassed enough for myself so help where I can if possible. (even when shooting F class)

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

you could have a crack at it shooting the teaked version

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I'd just like to have a set of teak for a rifle. That would look great...

I know of a bloke setting up a duplicator with the intention of making gun stocks. He is keen to have a go at military bits, but would prefer if the buyers could supply their own sample to copy and blank to cut it from. Means no outlay for him especially while he is starting out after setting up the gear.
He won't be ready to go for a little while yet, but I will ask him to contact m,e once he is up and running.

Bushy... wish I saw this thread a week ago.. could have saved you $46

The teak woodwork was done by the blokes that became AIA. At the time, most of it was needing a lot of work inside to make it fit.... A local here approached me to help him sort his out and fit his foreend.... We got it fitted nice, but a few months later it had about ten pounds sideways thrust on the barrel. It had twisted about ten degrees along its length and took a left turn.
I still remember my old man (a bush chippy from way back..) saying the teak was so wet... you could still smell the possum pi$$ in it.

The teak stock Ken Davis did the fit up work on it, same chap whom sorted my T's issues I would classify him as a master stock maker he has 40+ years experience I did post pics a little while ago of his 303 (Metford?) he did a stock up from pear tree wood the (no paternater) teak has not budged a gnats whisker since it has been fitted and we do get our share of precipitation here.

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

his 303 (Metford?) he did a stock up from pear tree wood

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I showed that to a cabinet maker friends here that's also a shooter...and he was mightily impressed. Rightly so..."Yes, he said...pear tree."

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

we do get our share of precipitation here.

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Typical understatement...

I made up a teak stock for a M17 target rifle back in the early 80's, it was a bit of decking from a Destroyer......so I guess it was used to being wet.