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Originally posted by Gatehouse:
My "replacement" Hogue Alaksan stock showed up, which was courteously supplied by Hogue as a few stocks had some flaw in it.

I took off the old stock, to check it out- Looks fine.

On a whim, I took the B&C regular ol'Carbelite stock off my Ruger 7RM, and tried it on the 375 barreled action. It would have needed a bit of hogging out of the barrel channel towards the front, but the action and the rear part of the barrel dropped right in..

I weighed it and it shaved off a pound. (With hogue stock and scope installed, weight was 9#, with B&C it was 8#)

Took half a dozen shots from offhand, squatting and kneeling, and it recoils a wee bit more, but not a huge issue..

I'm tempted to buy a Carbelite stock and bed it well, as I can have one here in 2 weeks, rather than a 5 month wait for a Macmillan, but...I'd probably always have a bit of doubt in the back of my mind that the stock would crack under the recoil, and it would happen on an important hunt.

Anyway, with B&C stock installed, it was a new rifle. Much handier, trimmer, faster to shoulder (did not catch on clothing) Just all around better handling hunting rifle, IMHO.

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Originally posted by tsturm:


I put a B & C Stock (full alu bedding) on a mauser in .458WM, it cracked in the wrist after <30rnds. The same rifle has been in a Hogue since >500rnds FWIW

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Originally posted by canam:
I wouldn't be to concerned about the B&C, if it is well bedded it will be fine.I've had a few 458 win's with them and a 416 taylor as well as a couple 375 taylors all were fine with the action bedded in place.