Asking Suggestion for Beautification of IHP N35

[Mark]

[quote="harshvardhan"][/quote]


One more tip for you-

If you look at how your rings are tightened down, you can see they are not even. Try to get the distance (gap between the rings) on the left and right sides to be as equal as possible. If you have a way of measuring the distance that works, and if you do not you can fit sheets of paper in the gap between the rings on both left and right sides, then count how many sheets of paper in total that is and divide it in half to get a spacer for the proper distance. It does not have to be perfect but it is one of those little attentions to detail that add up in making a gun look nice. Do both mounts and then it will look nice and equal both front and back as well as left and right.

[harshvardhan]

I am removed The single piece mount as it is Higher..
and current mounts are providing better Accuracy...Now suggest is this arrangement Ok..

[Mark]

Looks good to me.

One thing you can do is close your eyes and bring your gun up, then open your eyes. If you can see through your scope without moving your head too much then you can safely assume your scope is positioned properly.

[essdee1972]

Harsh, it is very easy, as Grumpy & Mark say above, to ruin a piece of wood by amateur checkering. I've been there, done that (thankfully not on a stock).

Initially, you can just sand (go upto 2000 grit if not finer), use a wood stain (walnut or something else as per your preference), then oil polish. Just as per Mack's post referenced above. That itself will give a great change from the factory slap-on varnish. I have seen Briha ji's customised IHP "Samurai". The stock finish is to die for! I had also done up my old SDB, but the wood wasn't as good as IHP, hence the results, while a huge improvement, weren't as spectacular.

For a new stock, go for a wood carver rather than carpenter. Depending on where in the country you are based, the availability of skilled woodworkers goes up & down like the stock market. In Mumbai, for example, the majority of carpenters have forgotten to work with wood, and can only do right-angled furniture with plywood and blockboard. I asked my carpenter to copy the stock of my Precihole Orion in wood. He took some measurements, shook his head, and is still (6 months later) searching for a guy to do it! Also, be warned, the new stock might cost more than the original AR itself.

Now get the elbow grease out!

[brihacharan]

[quote="essdee1972"]
Harsh, I asked my carpenter to copy the stock of my Precihole Orion in wood. He took some measurements, shook his head, and is still (6 months later) searching for a guy to do it! Also, be warned, the new stock might cost more than the original AR itself.

Harsh,
> Words of wisdom from "essdee1972"
> I asked a 'very skilled' carpenter (I have seen his work) to make a wooden stock for my Orion - While the externals were very good - He just could not manage the internals of the fore-end - too complicated because the Orion has a 'hinged cocking arm' - the contours & dimensions are very critical - End result loss of time & waste of money & frustration.
> One needs a 'router' & other wood working machines to do it + fine tuned skills....
> As far as checkering is concerned any skilled carpenter can do it - But it requires lots of patience & its time consuming & carpenters don't seem interested in doing it - unless you pay a fortune to tempt them to do it.
> DIY is a big challenge - no guarantee of the end result -
> A risk perhaps one can take is to give the carpenter a block of wood & ask him to checker it - if OK it's worth taking the risk.
Briha