The McMillan stock I had on my Ruger 416 has cracked up and is literally falling apart. I prefer synthetic to wood. Who makes the best stock for the heavy magnums?

McMillan has a warranty so send it back.
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To bad D'Arcy Echols Legend stocks don't fit Rugers.

 

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Alan

Manners stocks are known to be very tough and some say even more so than McMillans.
I have them on a .308 and a .300WM, so I don't personally know about big bores but I would not hesitate to give them a try.

I have used them all and like the Manners and H&S stocks. On my last several builds have used the H&S.

I know a person who runs one of the big synthetic stock companies. He has an acquaintance who owns a big piece of Africa and that acquaintance is required by the government to cull a large number of animals on his property, both to reduce the animal population and for food. His synthetic stocks were breaking down from continuous beating by large caliber weapons. He switched to laminated wood stocks, supplied by the synthetic stock company, and the stocks stayed together. My experience with laminated stocks is limited to Ruger .375 and .416 rifles. Two .375s have about 200 each and one .416 has over 100 rounds of factory 400 grain Hornady ammo through it without any trouble with the factory laminated stock. The .416 is pillar bedded. The .375s have no bedding.

I am surprised that you'd have a problem with a McMillan stock not holding up.

Have you thought about asking them to beef up the area around the action?

I think there's a little less recoil from a fiberglas stock than from a laminated one.

Most of mine are Mcmillans and they have been durable and dependable but my favorite is my Lone Wolf stock out of Columbia Falls Montana on a .375H&H

I have every reason to beleive Vol717 but I've seen several laminated Ruger stocks break and have never seen a broken synthetic. Some laminates seen really brittle.

I know I live a sheltered life but this is my experience with laminated vs synthetic.
Zeke

PS: I'm curious as to what's breaking, the stock itself or the bedding?