McMillan and Echols Legend specs

19 November 2010, 19:27

jsl3170

Gents,
Can someone provide the actual differences between these two rifle stocks? It appears the Legend stock is built primarily for scope use while the McMillan Supergrade has a bit of drop at the heel. Except for the missing cast on, the best fitting stock I have found yet is one on an old 1946 mfg date M70 in 270.

Thanks.

Jeff

19 November 2010, 20:00

jsl3170

Thanks, Charlie. Can the Legend be used with iron sights? If so, do they need to be higher since there does not appear to be any drop in the heel of the stock?

19 November 2010, 20:30

jsl3170

I guess that was my original question, Charlie: can someone measure the two side by each and provide those mesaurements?

Drop at comb and heel and cast for each.

20 November 2010, 00:56

DougH9

When I was building my .300 I started with a Mc.Supergrade stock and did not like the small, narrow fore end (when prone I use my left hand to really pull the stock back into my shoulder useing the tip of the stock).

The legend has a good, usable fore end, and I also like the high heel for prone shooting.

Matt
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20 November 2010, 03:35

Chuck Nelson

I cannot imagine one single solitary reason for going with the supergrade over the Legend stock. Not one, and I've owned both. Unfortunately I don't have a supergrade around to compare for you.

20 November 2010, 04:54

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by ColoradoMatt:
McMillan can probably tell you all that you want to know and then some. Try giving them a call.

You must have had better luck with McMillan than I have had. IME their answers have been short and vague at best and short and surly the rest of the time.

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20 November 2010, 08:17

Chuck Nelson

quote:
Originally posted by jsl3170:
Gents,
Can someone provide the actual differences between these two rifle stocks? It appears the Legend stock is built primarily for scope use while the McMillan Supergrade has a bit of drop at the heel. Except for the missing cast on, the best fitting stock I have found yet is one on an old 1946 mfg date M70 in 270.

Thanks.

Jeff

Jeff,

didn't you own a LH Legend stock?

21 November 2010, 00:40

kcstott

quote:
Originally posted by JBrown:
quote:
Originally posted by ColoradoMatt:
McMillan can probably tell you all that you want to know and then some. Try giving them a call.

You must have had better luck with McMillan than I have had. IME their answers have been short and vague at best and short and surly the rest of the time.

Those are the results I've gotten. To big for their britches

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22 November 2010, 18:10

Chuck Nelson

quote:
Originally posted by craigster:
quote:
Originally posted by BaxterB:
That peep is SWEET!

It is indeed, as is the front. Who's the maker, Echols?

Correct.

24 November 2010, 17:35

ROSCOE

The use of a peep is a good alternative to regular iron sights on a gun designed to shoot well with a scope. The peep allows you to keep your head more upright. Darcy builds some nice stuff indeed!

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26 November 2010, 05:11

FMC

Do D'Arcy's stocks come without the checkering?

IIRC Charlie Sisk uses McMillans w/out checkering.

Out of curiosity can one "fill in" the cheesy checkering prior to painting?

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26 November 2010, 06:11

ArthurOlds

Oh the mountains, the mountains! Beautiful...and so is the checkering on the Echols...nice and almost too sharp, but well executed, nice cast off, feels great and mounts to the shoulder so well, looking right down the scope every time. Mine is the light carbon model and it weighs 1 lb. 5.8 oz without pad or swivel studs...the long, open grip fits my ham hands so much better than a High Tech stock I have on another rifle...hard to get, but certainly worth the wait! Can't wait to get it off to CAS II and then start shooting. You simply can't go wrong with the Echols! Arthur Olds