r/canadaguns • u/NoGrapefruit1213 • Jun 24 '26

Feets / Collection / My build SCSA TaipanX 500 yards

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Had a chance to stretch the taipan out to 500 yards today was a tad windy but for first time I’m happy the two holes in the plate are from previously with my .308 savage axis. the dents are all .223. I’m running a bushnell trophy 3-9x40. S&J nano linear comp

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u/CLIMAXJONES Jun 24 '26

How do you like it? Everyone is going ga ga for the makasi and caramel but I’m too spooked to buy one until these bans settle a bit more . Had my eye on one of these for my next purchase

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u/TheSockington Jun 24 '26

I enjoy the piss out of mine too.

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u/JerkyMan360 19h ago

Sorry for the pinging an older post, this looks sick I’d totally do the same and ditch the old stock!

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u/TheSockington 16h ago

No worries and thanks dude! I ended up going with a lever action Henry in 5.56 because I loved my S&W 1854 so much. The Taipan was great but I’m not a super tactical dude and love a good wood stocked rifle.

Has kind of a BAR vibe to it with the pinned 20round steel mag

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u/JerkyMan360 16h ago

These all look slick, can’t go wrong with wood. Did you get rid of that taipan X stock?

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u/TheSockington 16h ago

I gave it to my friend who purchased the rifle for hunting. His SVT40 isn’t allowed to be brought to the hunt camp anymore and wanted it.

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u/JerkyMan360 16h ago

What’d you use to make the attaching point on the wood stock to mate it to the receiver?

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u/TheSockington 15h ago

The original buttstock slips a bolt through the top of the receiver into a threaded hole on the buttstock. That same hole is threaded in a larger M10x1.5 thread probably for mounting to a machining jig. I used that thread and ran the bolt up from below so you wouldn’t see the head.

I made it in layers so it would be easier. I made a layer as thick as the lug on the back of the receiver and cut it out to fit nicely around the mounting point. Then glued a “cheek” on each side to enclose it as a single piece.

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u/JerkyMan360 15h ago

Thank you🫡

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u/JerkyMan360 15h ago

Flipping the bolt around is smart