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reinforced carbon fiber stock, and the barrel is free-floated. The stock is a hand laid-up laminate that is elephant gray with black epoxy webbed over the surface. Which means it's never going to warp or crack. The comb is straight with a pancake cheekpiece and a thick, solid pistol grip. The
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