Love Life
05-19-2013, 01:37 PM
So there I was larger than life sorting 308 brass when the phone rings. I answer it and it is the Matriarch. Good, old, fun loving Mom!! We usually chat it up twice a week, and this time the conversation went into something fun.
Me: Hello
Mom: What are you up to?
Me: Growing old and putting off spraying for spiders. What about you?
Mom: Your Dad and I just got back from the range (love my Momma).
Me: What did ya'll shot today?
Mom: A couple handguns and I shot the Enfield.
We chatted a bit more when the meat of the phone call began.
Mom: What rifle were we shooting when I visited?
Me: FN SPR A5M chambered in 308 Winchester. Why?
Mom: How far was the target I was shooting?
Me: The farthest one you hit with consistency was 600 yards. Why?
Mom: Well I want a rifle like yours, but the stock was to long and did not fit me well. How do I get one like that fit to me?
Me: Well (head scratching) it has removable spacers so that might shorten it up enough.
Mom: What if it doesn't?
Me: Well, if you can't find one off the shelf then you have to give a man a whole bunch of dollars to make you one.
Mom: Who?
Me: Hmmm. Let me ask around.
So at the end of all that Mom wants a rifle chambered in 308 Winchester, fit to her, with a synthetic stock, that shoots far accurately. Upon thinking about it I think a Mcmillan stock might work, but she is short. She is 5 ft 2 inches. I also think a recoil reducer would be nice. Mom ain't no spring chicken anymore, being 51 and all, even if she thinks she is. I also think a 20 inch barrel would be perfect as well with a target weight of 10-12 lbs unscoped.
What do ya'll think. Can anybody recommend a solid gunsmith in the Huntsville, AL area who can take measurements for her so she can get fitted out right?
Thanks a bunch and I look forward to any input.
Me: Hello
Mom: What are you up to?
Me: Growing old and putting off spraying for spiders. What about you?
Mom: Your Dad and I just got back from the range (love my Momma).
Me: What did ya'll shot today?
Mom: A couple handguns and I shot the Enfield.
We chatted a bit more when the meat of the phone call began.
Mom: What rifle were we shooting when I visited?
Me: FN SPR A5M chambered in 308 Winchester. Why?
Mom: How far was the target I was shooting?
Me: The farthest one you hit with consistency was 600 yards. Why?
Mom: Well I want a rifle like yours, but the stock was to long and did not fit me well. How do I get one like that fit to me?
Me: Well (head scratching) it has removable spacers so that might shorten it up enough.
Mom: What if it doesn't?
Me: Well, if you can't find one off the shelf then you have to give a man a whole bunch of dollars to make you one.
Mom: Who?
Me: Hmmm. Let me ask around.
So at the end of all that Mom wants a rifle chambered in 308 Winchester, fit to her, with a synthetic stock, that shoots far accurately. Upon thinking about it I think a Mcmillan stock might work, but she is short. She is 5 ft 2 inches. I also think a recoil reducer would be nice. Mom ain't no spring chicken anymore, being 51 and all, even if she thinks she is. I also think a 20 inch barrel would be perfect as well with a target weight of 10-12 lbs unscoped.
What do ya'll think. Can anybody recommend a solid gunsmith in the Huntsville, AL area who can take measurements for her so she can get fitted out right?
Thanks a bunch and I look forward to any input.