I'm going to upgrade the tupperware stock on my M70 stainless .375. Looking at Mcmillan and HS Precision stocks. Do you guys have a preference for one over the other? Or like something else better?

Thanks.
Andy

I would do the McMillan and get a dropped magaizine so you could add a few rounds of insurance.

These are available from both Sunny Hill and Blackburn.

I've got an HS kevlar stock on a CZ varmint rifle that i like very much. Can't speak for the macmillan though as i've never handled one.

I like the mpi but use the other two also mpi not as finished to start but much less money and they will make it like I want it.

HI Adrook,
I just put new stocks on two of my rifles. One was a MacMillan and one an HS Precision. The HS Precision stock is on a model 70 in 375 Weatherby and is a very nice stock. The MacMillan is thinner in the forend section than the HS stock and the grip is not quite as non slip as the HS Precision. The MacMillan replaced an MPI stock that wasn't very impressive. My buddy had an MPI stock on his 375 Weatherby and the forend was so out of alignment that the smith had to rebuild it. I couldn't recomend the MPI but depending on your taste either the MacMillan or the HS Precision would be the way to go.
Take good care,
Dave

Thanks for the responses guys. I'm leaning towards the HS Precision.

Dave,

Was your HS Precision made to fit the barrel contour of the M70s in .375 or did you have to remove a lot of material from the barrel channel?

Thanks,
Andy

CHECK WITH DOC AT MPI..HE HAS DONE SEVERAL FOR ME AND LIKE POINTED OUT ABOVE,HE MAKES THEM LIKE YOU WANT,LIGHT OR HEAVY,ETC.

You need to have the skills of a fiberglass boat builder or auto body man to use an MPI stock blank. Agree with 470 Mbogo. My one experience with MPI was for a Dakota African action, since it was the only thing I could find to fit, and the forearm on that was warped too. Major rebuild. It is funny to see the little wooden rods/dowels that MPI buries in the foam filled butts and forearms to give some stiffness to the fiberglass shells. MPI's are crude to say the least.

McMillan, Brown Precision, HS Precision are all great.

The Aluminum bedding block of the HS Precision made it a "Gee Whiz" drop in wonder on my M70 .375 Weatherby, and it came with a dab of epoxy "ropes" to settle it in with.

The HS Precision is the best one for the M70, IMHO. It is a very close fit to the M70 .375 H&H factory barrel, no material removal from the barrel channel was needed on mine.

I picked mine up in the Sportsman's Whorehouse, in Wichita, Kansas, off the shelf.

Adding the slip-on Limb Saver pad gave me a good LOP and an even softer caress on the shoulder.

That really suprises me?I have had Doc make me 3 stocks,but these were all this year and I do go for the "all the way" deal,where all I have to do is install the action and tighten the screws!I have had No problems with the first one on my 600 Overkill...I have also had brown precision on a 548 Lott and a LW 460 Weatherby...no problems there either,but the wait is so long and Doc's wait is more reasonable,about a month....

I pulled the following from MPI's website. Is this enough of a factor to be a concern? I've had changes with wood stocks before due to moisture (humidity) but have never heard of this.

"Some companies are putting a big slab of aluminum in their stocks to make a so-called "drop-in" stock, and there's been a lot of hype in magazines about them. Because they can be machined fairly closely they sometimes save some fitting. However, there are many disadvantages to this method of manufacturing. The man downfall of these stocks, besides being extremely heavy, is that aluminum has a very high coefficient of expansion and shrinks and expands as the temperature varies. This defeats the whole purpose of a synthetic stock. A good stock is made of inert material and doesn't change with temperature or humidity. Aluminum changes dramatically with temperature and puts varied stresses on the action, which effects accuracy."

Andy

Hey, you know that the rifle expands and contracts with temperature too.

What is the closest coefficient of thermal expansion match:

Barreled action (steel) in an aluminum bedding block
or
barreled action (steel) resting in epoxy bedding overlying fiberglass?

Does plastic/epoxy/fiberglass have a thermal coefficient of expansion of zero?

If so, the rifle would get loose in its bedding with cold, and tight in its bedding as the rifle heated up.

I guess this issue is a wash. A non-issue.

Old Chinese curse: may you live in interesting times.

Working with an MPI stock blank is very interesting.

Or did Dave's friend and I get their rejects?

With major forearm rebuild, addition of pillars, a wooden block in the butt for attaching the recoil pad, and more (boat building) an MPI can eventually be made ready for filling and sanding and painting (auto body work): Bondo City!

Thanks Rip,

I'm going to go with the HS Precision. I think that Cabela's has them in stock so I won't have to wait.

Andy