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The one thing which bothers me about this design is common to other Schuler designs I have seen. In the interest of expanding magazine capacity, the entire magazine/trigger guard unit is dropped what appears to be about 3/4" below the normal level, changing the relationship between trigger and bolt handle, which I would find disturbing.

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I find it hard to see a three quarters of an inch extra in the depth of the stock at the bottom metal area.

When I built my 404 on a 98 FN I did space the bottom metal down from the action but only by about a tenth of an inch and that was to ensure that the fourth cartridge was down far enough to be cought by the bolt to give me a three plus one loading capability. I did cut the finger piece off the trigger and extend it down and back but I certainly dont believe it has changed the relationship between the trigger and bolt handle to any extent that is noticable.


This was how much I spaced it down and the relationship of the origional trigger to the bottom metal




This is where the trigger was altered both down and back



Von Gruff.