Thought I'd post about how I reworked the wimpy synthetic stock on my Omega. Now it's a real shooter. After ML season I'll be pillar glass bedding.
1) I took a 1" wooden dowel, wrapped it with 120 grit sandpaper and sanded out the barrel channel.
2) Changed the sandpaper grit to fine grit to smooth out the sanding.
3) I cut shims from a plastic coffee can top that fit in the lug pockets. The shims measured .0480 thick.
4) I fashioned a block from a piece of Corian left from my kitchen counter top & shaped it & to fit between the two lug pockets.
The small hole is so I could remove the block when fitting it.
This strengthens the flex of the stock. A block of Hard Wood will work as well.
5) Held it in place with a small dab of hot glue.
6) The front lug screw was too short because of the addition of the shims, so I got a couple of stainless button socket head 10-32 x 3/4 screws & small washers from the local hardware to replace the the original screws. Should have got a 1/2" screw for the
rear lug. I had to cut it off with my Dremel. I did have to cut of a few threads on the
front lug screw so it the ramrod would side in.
The socket head is better for torquing.
7) torqued the screws to 30 lbs with my Wheeler Engineering FAT Wrench.
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My groups when from 3" to a 4 shot 1" at 100yrds. This afternoon I expect to at least put a fat doe on the ground.
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