Ronin Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I was asked a few days ago to fix the flex in a Tikka T3 Lite stock (308) I couldnt see and easy soloution so advised the chap to purachase an afetrmarket stock if one was available. On friday I recived the rifle and a Robertson Silouette to "sort out" Never seen a Robertson before although worked on numerous Manners and Mcmillans, I am very impressed. Inletting is spot on, the finish is good and the texture just right for a sporter. Build quality is excellent. They even fit a bonded in recoil lug that engages perfectly wit the inlet of the T3. I inserted stainless pillars (devcon bonded), as to coin a phrase from a fellow mod, "a stock without pillars is about as useless as tits on a boar" (guess who) Once the pillars were set, I, then machined out sufficient material to provide a substantial bed of Devcon. 24 hrs later and a bit of a tidy up: Pics taken with Iphone, sorry for crap quality Fitted action The stock has a decent monte carlo cheek piece that places the eye in line with the scope perfectly (unlike the original stock) Overall very impressed and having heard the price - they are bob on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auquhollie Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I have a mate that had callum do the same to his tikka 270. It shoots bug hole 10 shot groups now. For the money they are spot on. Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejohn Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i have to agree i think the robertsons are great feeling stocks. How much would it cost for a bedding job like that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Nice stock but being weird I actually prefer the classic style stock of the original.I have a couple of McMillan Sako 75 stocks(1 sporter 1 varmint) but prefer the McMillan mountain rifle stock on my M700 Do Robertson do a classic version and what sort of price level are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Very nice Andy. Personally, i think the robertson stocks are better quality than either mcmillan, or manners. Their finish is far superior. I,ve a lawton sporter sat in a mac m40 in the shop, that i just know is gonna need at least 2 hours sanding and buffing to make look presentable. shouldn,t have that to do on a £500 stock. "tits on a boar " ? some people are poetic, and have been to college you know...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelsniffer Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi guys,ive just bought a robertson aswell,still needs bedding yet,as didnt have time before i had come back out to iraq.will get that done in dec when im home. heres a pic with my new 6-24-56 zeiss scope attached.im well impressed with the stock and will be buying another for my other tikka very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skany Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I had a robertsons "masterclass" & the finish/quality of the hardware made the mcmillan a5 look pants! Unfortantly they inleted it for a long action so i had to send it back so i went for the A5 A I ordered one at same time! to be fair it suits a foxing rifle better"! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i have to agree i think the robertsons are great feeling stocks. How much would it cost for a bedding job like that ? I understand that some named gunsmiths charge up to £300 for such a service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Andy that is a realy nice job!!!! And yes people do charge 300 plus for a bedding job???? and yours is spot on!!!!! All the best,, Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Robertson make some good stuff. My clubmates used them to provide stocks for the HHE Millenniums before they started on their own aluminium /wood stocks http://www.robertsoncomposites.com/htmlfil...sModels800.html Look under "H&H" (which should be HHE..) Chris-NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 i have to agree i think the robertsons are great feeling stocks. How much would it cost for a bedding job like that ? try this firm for a good bedding job and no where near £300 http://www.stevekershawfirearms.co.uk/ i have used Robersons stocks for over 5 years,the best on the market in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Impressive, Andy. Laurie PS how do you attach these big images to a post? All I've managed to date is the upload image facility that limits you to 75K total, and work in a quite different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingbags Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Impressive, Andy. Laurie PS how do you attach these big images to a post? All I've managed to date is the upload image facility that limits you to 75K total, and work in a quite different way. Laurie, To post large pictures all you need is a photobucket account (this is free) . When you upload your photos to Photobucket each photo will be given an IMG code in the form of 'http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/...........'. Copy this tag when in photobucket and paste it into your post. The image will then show in your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Shootingbags. Thanks - I'll do that. Regards, Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Impressive, Andy. Thanks one day, when ive learned enough, I may be able to retire from the day job and do it full time, take a few years yet mind Its a shame there is no formal training available in the UK, I hope to be able to take some training in the US next year from a "named" person who makes BR rifles to comp standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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