Comments on: Seb’s Wild 6 PPC + .284 Win Fat-Bottom Hammerhead Convertible

By: lee gardner

lee gardner — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:04:34 +0000

Very cool indeed and thanks for the reply. Wonder why more free recoil shooters dont utilize this approach. The wide back end would have to help tracking, i would think? Lee

By: seb

seb — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:43:13 +0000

Lee, I have shot 3″ wide buttstock at the Supershoot before this (using my previous “Swallowtail” gun), and it was legal / no protest etc at all. The same happened in Australia.
Concerning the stock width, the IBS/NBRSA/WBSF stock rules only says the stock must be no more than 3″ wide…(any part of it). — That’s why I made 3″ buttstock on my gun. It doesn’t break the rules in any way.

Boyd, I used Devcon 2 Ton White Epoxy (which has about 30 minutes working time), plus 2 alum pillars inside with two action screws (front & rear). It’s no way would break or loose, even for decades. (Removing the action from the stock in the future is another thing, anyway…perhaps I have to butcher the stock!).
Thanks for the kind words,
seb.

EDITOR: One point not covered in the article is that the detachable, 8″-wide fore-end extension adds 4″ of overall length to the basic stock. You can see in the bottom photo (added this morning) that the LV/HV stock version is shorter than the full-length stock fitted with the hammerhead extension.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:53:14 +0000

There have been some discussions about how much recoil a glue in can take. I would like to know what glue he used, and if stock screws were used in addition to the glue in. Obviously, the level of innovation, and quality of execution are what we have come to expect from Seb. Well done!

By: lee gardner

lee gardner — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:54:45 +0000

So is it legal to shoot a 3″ wide butstock in LV 6ppc or sporter matches? Lee