How to tweak or not to tweak.

[Sledgehammers_at_Dawn]

I am on my second Kibler SMR build, Woodsrunner in between, and am having some problems with the butt plate.
How would I tweak it to get it to better lay on the butt? Should I just remove wood until it fits?

 

[wiscoaster]

I would do at least some rough finishing on the butt plate itself until you decide. You can't replace the wood you removed, but you can always bend metal.

 

[rich pierce]

I’m sure Jim’s team can help you. Is it cocked or does it just look that way? If you do any actual inletting, do it with the buttplate on straight.

 

[Sledgehammers_at_Dawn]

I’m sure Jim’s team can help you. Is it cocked or does it just look that way? If you do any actual inletting, do it with the buttplate on straight.

I thought I’d try here first. Sometimes the pictures are easier to download in a forum than per email.
They have helped in the past. I hate to bother them when I’m sure they are very busy.
I just wanted to see if I could get any ideas about how to tweak it. I’ve been unable to figure out a way to move the top over and twist the bottom a bit. Maybe a bigger vise and crescent wrench. I have time. My winter projects will have to wait till winter comes again, in a few months;-)

 

[rich pierce]

I thought I’d try here first. Sometimes the pictures are easier to download in a forum than per email.
They have helped in the past. I hate to bother them when I’m sure they are very busy.
I just wanted to see if I could get any ideas about how to tweak it. I’ve been unable to figure out a way to move the top over and twist the bottom a bit. Maybe a bigger vise and crescent wrench. I have time. My winter projects will have to wait till winter comes again, in a few months;-)

I’d not bend the buttplate unless I was sure that it was twisted. Even then unless severe I’d be working on the inletting. I’ve never fitted a buttplate to a CNC shaped stock so might be missing something.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I have assembled a couple of the SMRs and found those butt plates always took work to fit tightly. It can be a lot of work. But there are tutorials on here to help you out.

 

[Sledgehammers_at_Dawn]

Got it close to where I want it!
I was able to figure out how to get it in the vise to twist it a bit. I thought I would smush the top together but it actually gouged the face of the vise a bit.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[Mike in FL]

What Wisecoaster said!