Calling any gurus re the Montana 1999 action.

Can anyone advise if this action when barrelled is a drop in fit into Mod 70 Win stocks?

Synthetic is ok for me also if so.

Apparently B+C made stocks for Montana rifles back when they were being made.
I would be happy with one of those.

Measure from the Action screws and give those measurements to McMillan. That is what I did and dropped right in.

I am far from a guru but I have a montana rifle in 416 remington and sent the barreled action to montana when they still existed to have their synthetic stock added. I wanted to use that stock on a hunt later for a winchester rifle. It only required a slight inlet for the different bolt release of the winchester but otherwise fit nicely. I guess that is the exact reverse of your plan but you should be able to make it work if it isn't for the short action, then I wouldn't know.

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Originally posted by Monski:
I am far from a guru but I have a montana rifle in 416 remington and sent the barreled action to montana when they still existed to have their synthetic stock added. I wanted to use that stock on a hunt later for a winchester rifle. It only required a slight inlet for the different bolt release of the winchester but otherwise fit nicely. I guess that is the exact reverse of your plan but you should be able to make it work if it isn't for the short action, then I wouldn't know.

Thank you,its a long action to 458 Lott length I have been advised. Its for a 400 calibre build so barrel channels and all sorts of unknowns abound. And the US is a totally different place to Australia when you want to buy something lol.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Measure from the Action screws and give those measurements to McMillan. That is what I did and dropped right in.

Thank you,I looked over the Mc site and they will do it...price,exchange rates,taxes etc make them pricey for us here.

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Thank you,I looked over the Mc site and they will do it...price,exchange rates,taxes etc make them pricey for us here.

Gryph,
If you want an option to consider you might check out Brown Precision if you haven't already. Not saying they're better than McMillan ( cos I don't know ) but I think they also inlet for the action you have. If you order from McMillan there is something of a wait time currently I believe. Same for Brown but possibly a bit less. Have a look via the link if you're interested. I think there is a dealer in NZ selling McMillan stocks but I'm not sure for which actions. Browns is also spendy at current AUSD, NZD / USD exchange rates. Cheers.
http://brownprecision.com/precision-stocks/

Tar mate,
They are all exy its why I prefer a B+C,not only are they a very good stock there prices are reasonable. I think my last one for the 9.3 x 64 was $600 AUD to my door.
The last three deer I shot with it I saw them fall at the shot,thats a sweet rifle to allow that.
I will look up the Browns now.

hi Gryph, the trouble is getting the stocks out of the US, if it’s over $100 you need an export permit, I got quotes from all the local McMillan importers a couple of years ago, the cheapest was about $1600 AUD dollars from Ignition Custom Engineering in South Oz, makes the B&C a bit more appealing.

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makes the B&C a bit more appealing.

Exactly, its why I have previously bought the B+C`s,my first one circa 37 (?) years ago

Have you considered an Echols Legend stock?

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Originally posted by Johnny reb:
Have you considered an Echols Legend stock?

Until now I hadn't heard of such so i will look them up,thank you.

I had a wander onsite but I couldnt find any stocks without metal in them.

https://echolsrifles.com/collections/products

Curious about the use of pillars?

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Originally posted by Johnny reb:
Curious about the use of pillars?

I`m am not sure what that question is about Jr

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had a wander onsite but I couldnt find any stocks without metal in them

I was just curious about the above post.

Ah i should have put more into it JR in meaning all I could find on their site were stocks with actions/barrels installed,I couldnt see any plain old 'empty' stocks on there.

I now understand. I would send him a message with any information needed.
These stocks will need finishing.

I would happily have one of his stocks however getting it into Australia as a citizen not a company is apparently very trying.
I have emailed them JR

as I understand it Echols stocks are made by McMillan to his specs, but they only sell them to him, he then uses them on his rifles, I believe he does sell them, but they aren’t cheap, even more than your average McMillan.

Yes I found that out also in my wanderings,thank you for replying.

My Montana actioned .416 Remington rode around in a polyGodknowswhat takeoff stock from a Winchester M-70 for a few months until McM could build my stock. It worked just fine, except that the action bolts needed retightened every 20 rounds or so.

thats an option of course,thanks for the feed back.