Bizzaro(?) Woodworking/stock question...

[Old Ironsights]

I keep trying to come up with ways (short of a full TD conversion) to make it easier to pack my Rossi into the station wagon.

I'm not keen on cutting it back to 16" and keep trying to think of a way to make a quick-disconnect for the stock...

But then I saw some cabinetry today that had thode routed-in totally concealed spring-loaded hinges.

I wonder if one of those could be used as a way to do a folding stock?

[Hobie]

The idea might work if you could latch the stock in the extended position. But, frankly, the idea made my nose bleed.

[Chuck 100 yd]

It would need to stay legal. IIRC it would need to be no less than 26" long when broken down (if it can still fire in broken down condition.)

[Rusty]

I've never seen a break down or folding stock that I liked. I'd be more likely to get one of those seat covers that has the pocket in the front of the seat cover where it hangs down on the front of the seat. The rifle can slide in and out and no one knows its there as there's nothing to see. The only bad point is that you have to open the door to get it out.

[Pete44ru]

If you're packing it in a vehicle, what's so hard about also packing the proper screwdriver ?

With that, you could simply take out the tang screw & slide the buttstock off, then place the broken-down carbine into a takedown shotgun soft case (the kind with two compartments) for transport.

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[bsaride]

Pack a rifle in a station wagon?

Is this for transport or storage? I'm thinking storage.

Most people don't think about it but did you look to see
if there is room under the rear seat. a padded case and
maybe some velcro or bungee cords could work.

[marlinman93]

If you start removing the stock, it will eventually become a poor metal to wood fit. There's no way to keep doing it, and not get wear between wood and metal. I think I'd make a more permanent storage space in the wagon, so it could be easily stowed, and not damage the gun, or change it.

[Old Ironsights]

Certainly nothing I would do to anything but a spare stock...

I'd rather have a full TD, but that's not in the cards (or cash box).

FWIW, my Mossberg 500 Riot Gun is 28" with the stock folded. There is enough wood to do a Mod on a 92 stock at 30"... though, unlike the Mossy, it would not be fireable with the stock folded.

6" isn't much, but it's some...

(Tang-to-stock slop could be addressed witha polymer stock, but a Ramline 94 stock won't modify well...)

[TedH]

6" isn't much, but it's some...

That's what I keep telling my wif................no, better not go there.

[bcp]

It would need to stay legal. IIRC it would need to be no less than 26" long when broken down (if it can still fire in broken down condition.)

I've seen the response below about about folding stocks several times, but haven't found it in the ATF site yet.


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"ATF has taken the position that firearms having folding or collapsible stocks are properly measured for overall length with the stock fully extended."
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Above example from an AFT letter posted at:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=347669



Bruce

[KCSO]

Do what the old timmers did, just take out the stock screw.

[Modoc ED]

Get one of those over head rifle racks that fits up against the head liner. Here is a link to one available from Cabelas:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... tid=112732

[Hagler]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =113943412

[adirondakjack]

You could get a replacement buttstock and modify it as follows. Cut it off behind the point where the metal of the tang ends. Remove a total of say 1/4" of wood. Fabricate two plates of brass or aluminum, each 1/8" thick to go where that 1/4" of wood used to be, one attached with screws to each part of the cut stock. The plates ought to have an alignment pin (or two) and hole for a connecting bolt that would run from the butt to the joint, thread into a tapped hole on the forward plate (better yet into a lug attached to the forward plate and embedded into a cavity in the forward piece of wood, providing more "purchase', and would have a big ole ring or thumbscrew setup in a "well" in the butt end to accomodate the head end of the bolt. The bolt would also need to be trapped such that when loose, it could not fall out, but would stay with the stock. Then ya could unscrew and remove the lumber off the back end without tools, and without "worrying" the receiver to stock fit over time.

[marlinman93]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =113943412

Hey nice fit on that buttplate!

[Rusty]

Yea, kinda looks like a Jungle Carbine.

[Woodtroll]

"... target rifle in good condition"!!??

[TedH]

Would that really be classified as "good" condition? I couldn't describe it that way if I was selling it.

[Modoc ED]

Just how small is this station wagon that you can't pack a 20" barreled carbine in it. What kind of car/wagon are you talking about?

[Old Ironsights]

Just how small is this station wagon that you can't pack a 20" barreled carbine in it. What kind of car/wagon are you talking about?

Ford Escort.

It's not that I can't case it and carry it, it's that there is no way to conceal a cased rifle.

I'd prefer to be able to not have one of the local mopes tell that there is a cased gun the car.

[jhrosier]

I did a similar sort of thing to hinge a tall cheekpiece for clearance with the bolt on a .50BMG bolt gun.

Hidden hinges and a powerfull magnet to hold it in place while shooting:



Jack