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Traditional wood stocks and Modern Chassis

I have had McMillan, Have a few manners and have a HNT26. The McMillan and Manners are carbon fiber shells and are flat out heavier than the HNT26. If you want weight savings, there are several 20 oz. stocks out there. If you truly want lightweight carbon, you may want to steer clear of the manners and mcMillan. Great stocks, but not the lightest. I recently had a run in with a member at the range and he was showing me his new build. He showed me his manners stock, knowing I have several and asked if he should send it in for repair...the seam at the cheek portion of the buttstock was broken and pushed in. He has no idea how it happened other than being pulled in and out of his gun safe. I'm thinking they're running foam in their buttstocks like MDT to save weight. Just something to keep in mind....lighter may mean potentially more fragile. I had never seen or heard of it until last Friday.
 
Unfortunately the club President told me I can't shoot them as we're inside state park land...not a bad range, 100 and 200 yard birms and a pistol range. (see below) I did ask him if that was the case, why is there some racks to dress them out on??? It's owned by the Sheriff. $50/year w/RFID access. Open from sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
I don't know how one can be quiet as a church mouse all deer season and not see a deer, but go to the range when the firing line is busy, and they just wander out and feed like nothings happening, and stand in front of or behind targets...like a big old middle finger. Still deer season, but it's like they know you're not allowed to shoot them on the range. I can't count the number of times I've had to cease firing because of deer crossing the firing line during deer season.
 
I don't know how one can be quiet as a church mouse all deer season and not see a deer, but go to the range when the firing line is busy, and they just wander out and feed like nothings happening, and stand in front of or behind targets...like a big old middle finger. Still deer season, but it's like they know you're not allowed to shoot them on the range. I can't count the number of times I've had to cease firing because of deer crossing the firing line during deer season.
Funny thing is I have a ton of deer at my property, they bed down where I'm building a home/shop, some are pretty nice ones! But I can't shoot them, inside city limits around the lake. :confused:
 
He has no idea how it happened other than being pulled in and out of his gun safe.

And something heavy was placed on it in either a soft case or out of the case. If he didn't do that, someone else around him did. That must take quite a bit of force to do that. 🤔
 
Well, I've pulled the trigger on a stock and wasn't what I had been planning to do.

I was worried about 6.5 PRC in Remington bottom metal on the older walnut stocks, cause I do like wood, but not sure exactly what to look for and/or if magnum mags were made for ADL/BDL rifles or not. When I posted this thread I was pretty set on waiting to buy an MDT HNT26, but in the end I decided on a more traditional carbon stock, and thought I was going to buy a Manners or McMillan, both of which I like.

I decided to pull the trigger on this stock from the classifieds, the action and barrel that were taken out of it shoot about .3 MOA in the HNT26, but don't think any were shot in this stock.

That said, I won't be able to see the stock for some time as it was shipped to PTG who is putting a blueprinted barreled action and the lead time is 1-12 weeks, I only ordered it a week ago, so I could be waiting up to 3 months. :rolleyes: That is not uncommon these days, I just saw the AG Composite stocks are 10-12 weeks, or 12-14 weeks for an adjustable stock. I know I'm waiting on an action, but this is the world we live in.

If it turns out I want to get a Manners or McMillan, or even an HNT26 later, I can do that, but this rifle is kind of on a budget... :rolleyes:


This is the barreled action that is going in it.

 
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