| Altamaha |
| (.333 member) |
| 09/09/11 02:11 AM |
Re: .350 Rigby
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And another thing: an interesting dimension I see repeated over and over again on best quality British bolt actions: the lenth of the forearm from the front of the receiver ring to the tip of the forearm will be nearly identical to the distance from the front of the receiver ring back to the trigger.
A little more is fine, a little less is fine, but that distance seems to look perfect, and is too commonly repeated to be accidental.
My thinking exactly. There was much discussion a year or so on another forum concerning geometric formulas for forend length. Hah! Bunch of armchair experts spouting off. Just make the forend as squarebridge says, assemble the rifle, and back off ten feet for a good look. Make small changes as they are apparent to the eye. Test fire the rifle with unfinished stock and metal in the bright, continue with minor adjustments until the form and the function are spot on for the individual shooter's shooting style. Then the final finishing may proceed.
Most Americans are spoiled by shooting a their rifles from a benchrest position. Hence the poor stock design of American rifles!!!