Are McMillan's really a drop in fit?

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01 February 2006, 01:32

Snowwolfe

Are McMillan's really a drop in fit?

Being left handed the only company I know of who makes a synthetic stock for a short action W70 or a Ruger medium action is McMillan. I have two each of these rifles on order and plan to add a stock to both. I am capable of doing minor inletting and have glassed many rifles over the years so I can handle minor stock work.
But are there Custom fit drop in's truly a drop in replacement stock?

01 February 2006, 01:54

lawndart

Absolutely.

I use them all the time.

I usually bed them in marine-Tex.

Only way to go.

lawndart

01 February 2006, 01:57

Snowwolfe

If the rifle shoots well is there any reason to rebed ?

01 February 2006, 02:16

Fjold

Check over on www.24hourcampfire.com in the "Custom Rifle" Forum, Rick Bin is a dealer for McMillan stocks and gives a discount under the factory price.

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01 February 2006, 06:04

<9.3x62>

Every mcmillan I've odered has been an excellent fit without any tweaking. However, I too usually bed them anyway, well, at least the heavier calibers...

If the rifle shoots, bedding is not necessary.

01 February 2006, 06:11

Snowwolfe

Fjold,
Thanks for the tip. I sent Rick a PM.

01 February 2006, 07:48

woods

My McMillan to replace a Sako synthetic stock was a perfect drop in. That gun is my most accurate and never needed to be bedded. I just sent them my magazine box and floor plate, did not have to send the whole gun.

Worth every penny and a few more.

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01 February 2006, 22:44

Jaywalker

I suspect if you plan to leave the barreled action in the stock, and it shoots well, there's no real need to bed it. After all, that's how some factory stocks are shipped.

OTOH, if you plan to take the barreled action out of the stock (travelling broken down, for example) and expect it to shoot near the same point of aim when you replace it, a little bedding material would be well advised.

Jaywalker

01 February 2006, 22:52

AZ Pete

Yes, but.

I am also left handed and have two McMillan Sako Classic stocks and one Sako Varmint stock on my Sakos. I pillar bedded all three. They all shot well with the factory wood stocks, better after floating the barrels and bedding the lugs. But I wanted McMillan stocks and once you spend the cash for them, why not go ahead and bed the actions? Kind of like belt and suspenders I know, but I also know that the rifles shoot sub 1/2 moa every season, without fail.