M38 Swedish Mauser

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Following on from my range report where I got a nice group but in the wrong spot I spent a little time looking at the stock of the M38. It is not the original stock and although the barrel was centered it was jammed up tight against the wood. Not even a thin piece of paper would go through.
In the absence of the proper tools I got a texta and wrapped the sandpaper around it and started to relieve it a little. I kept on going until I could slide the paper through but no more as I figure if I get too excited it would look funny and it is a whole lot harder to put wood back than to remove it. You will see where I sanded from in the following picture. I only went back to the second step channel as I figured it would be of little consequence that far back. Note the amount of space I have to work in !


Anyway, it is now just floating so it will be interesting to see if it has made any change to the point of impact. Back to the range next monday I spose !