Guy Im not sure if this is the right place to ask.

I need a new stock for my backup gat. Does anyone here know what the best is to get for the FN?

Thanks in advance

do you want custom wood or synthetic? If syn, McMillan would be my choice.

It also depends on how much $ you want to spend.

Synthetic would be quickest, easiest, and cheapest.

McMillian would be the best; Bell & Carlson would be fine as well.

I'd avoid something like a simple Boyd wood stock since you have a 458 WM.

If you want would and not a full custom, try an accurate innovations stock.

Accurate Innovations

Ya',,, depends on how much you want to spend. Don't know who makes the best kindlin', Boyds or Richards, and wasn't even impressed with the examples from Accurate Inovations.

Thanks for the tips guys.

I like wood best but I think for what i use it for synthetic will be the way.

Is it posible to get a synthetic where i can fit action and barrel direct or will I need a gunsmith to do the fitting??

And by the way I was thinking in the $500 range for synthetic? Is that realistic?

Yes, $500 is realistic for a synthetic stock. B&C's go for about $250-$300, McMillan will be $550-$600.

On the Bell and Carlson, you want the Medalist, not the Carbelite. The Medalist is aluminum block bedded, the Carbelite is not. McMillan are all aluminum block bedded.

One other one to look at is the Hogue overmolded with full bedding block. They are about $250 and are tough stocks.

These price quotes are without shipping.

You can fit it yourself. If the barrel fits the channel, bolt in and go. Otherwise, some sandpaper, a couple of hours, and 2-3 beers will get the barrel to fit. You might have to make room for a side safety, but again, that isn't difficult to do.

Jeremy

None of the McMillan stocks I have owned or fitted had aluminum blocks; just solid fiberglass and epoxy, but I have not had one for a few years.

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Originally posted by farbedo:

You can fit it yourself. If the barrel fits the channel, bolt in and go. Otherwise, some sandpaper, a couple of hours, and 2-3 beers will get the barrel to fit.

Jeremy

Man, Jeremy,

You're a lot faster at it than I am. I draw filed and sanded a couple of octagon barrels last week for bluing, it took me at least 4 hours a piece and I doubt I took off more than .002" in diameter at the most. If I had to take off enough to make them fit a stock, I bet it'd take a month and a full truck load of beer!

dave

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Originally posted by ssdave:

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Originally posted by farbedo:

You can fit it yourself. If the barrel fits the channel, bolt in and go. Otherwise, some sandpaper, a couple of hours, and 2-3 beers will get the barrel to fit.

Jeremy

Man, Jeremy,

You're a lot faster at it than I am. I draw filed and sanded a couple of octagon barrels last week for bluing, it took me at least 4 hours a piece and I doubt I took off more than .002" in diameter at the most. If I had to take off enough to make them fit a stock, I bet it'd take a month and a full truck load of beer!

dave

Hopefully he was referring to opening the barrel channel in the stock rather than sanding down the barrel diameter...

Thanks for all the advice. I think I will see if I can get the mcmillan stock even though it is pricer than others. But must be better then

Thor,

If any of the synthetics do not have the aluminum bedding blocks you will need a gunsmith to bed it. If you just screw the stock to the action without proper bedding you will undoubtedly split the stock quite quickly. My 4-5-8 split a McMillan stock and it was bedded by a gunsmith.

Mark

I have a McMillan on an Interarms 375. It was one of the ones they listed as in stock so I was able to get it quickly. When it turned up they had not cut the slot for the bolt handle and the inletting for the floor plate was a bit long. I had a gunsmith put it all right. I ended up getting a Whitworth take off to put on in its place but the inletting or prior bedding is just enough off that it won't drop in. One of many projects hanging around.

Here is the McMillan:



Sarco also has some Interarms pattern stocks but I have no idea of the fit or quality:

http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/sportingstocks.aspx

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Originally posted by ssdave:

quote:

Originally posted by farbedo:

You can fit it yourself. If the barrel fits the channel, bolt in and go. Otherwise, some sandpaper, a couple of hours, and 2-3 beers will get the barrel to fit.

Jeremy

Man, Jeremy,

You're a lot faster at it than I am. I draw filed and sanded a couple of octagon barrels last week for bluing, it took me at least 4 hours a piece and I doubt I took off more than .002" in diameter at the most. If I had to take off enough to make them fit a stock, I bet it'd take a month and a full truck load of beer!

dave

Yes, I was referring to opening the barrel channel in the stock, not thinning the barrel with sandpaper. That would be nuts, and I would give up well before I ran out of beer.

Sorry for the confusion.

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I was just messing with you. It was obvious what you meant.

dave

I figured as much, but it is so hard to see people snickering through the computer screen. Now worries.

DPCD, I think you are right. I was thinking HS Precision. I checked my McMillan and it is just pillar bedded, no aluminum block. It is only 2 years old.

Jeremy