Ever since I acquired my PRECIHOLE NX100 I wanted a wooden stock for it. The best I could do then was to get the original synthetic stock a ‘wood finish’ coating (Pictures of this was posted earlier).
However the lingering ‘wish fulfillment’ took place last fortnight when I took the risk to requisition the services of a friendly neighborhood carpenter to make one for me.
My joy knew no bounds when I saw the stock when it arrived – the profile, length of pull, the contours and the fit was perfect. However when I fitted the action and tried to cock the action, the barrel wouldn’t move beyond a certain point – meaning the gun’s piston sear & trigger sear would not engage.
The disappointment was severely palpable & I almost wept and to add to this woe another attempt at cocking resulted in the breaking of the 1.5cms plastic slide on cocking lever. I panicked and made an emergency call to PRECIHOLE.
While I got a prompt replacement of the slide, I was told that the inletting in the stock was a precision job that could only be done by a CNC machine and the process would cost me a small fortune.
But then a ‘Miracle’ happened when last Sunday our “Blade Wizard” IFGian Pratik dropped in at my place along with IFGian Kshitij – I showed Pratik the stock & told him my tale of woe! Leave the stock with me for a couple of days he said & I’ll see what can be done with it.
The very next day Pratik called to say – Brihaji your stock is ‘fixed’ – on hearing this I literally jumped out of my chair – Pratik the ‘Genius’ had done it!!! When I asked him what magic he had done – he casually said – Oh nothing much – just stuck a bit of wood & sanded it to the precise angle at the location where the cocking lever’s joint took its bend!!!!
If this isn’t the height of innovation, frankly I don’t know what is?
Thank you PRATIK for helping me to realize my dream!
Briha
The feel of a woodstock rifle is amazing
