Favorite stock upgrade?

[Magnum_Willys]

You dont like the bell & carlson weatherby  style???  Kicks much less than a wood stock.

[7mmstalker]

You dont like the bell & carlson weatherby  style???  Kicks much less than a wood stock.

+1 for B&C stocks, used them on lightweight model 7 rifles and mid-weight Mark X (commercial Mauser 98 clone) 338 Win mag. Good sized grip, decent recoil pad and length of pull, very light handling.

[CAMPMEAT]

Hunting with chassis guns isn't that great IMHO.

They are very heavy. 5lb with a Magpul buttstock.

It's like carrying a wet ice cube.

I love carrying wood stocked rifles or composite.

One of mine weighs 12.6 lbs...

Just the chassis?

No, everything.

From a regular hunting standpoint, hiking around all day with a 12.5# rifle sucks.

He didn't say what it was for there, buddy boy. 

[grundy53]

Hunting with chassis guns isn't that great IMHO.

They are very heavy. 5lb with a Magpul buttstock.

It's like carrying a wet ice cube.

I love carrying wood stocked rifles or composite.

One of mine weighs 12.6 lbs...

Just the chassis?

No, everything.

From a regular hunting standpoint, hiking around all day with a 12.5# rifle sucks.

He didn't say what it was for there, buddy boy. 

Actually, he did. Read his whole post. It's for hunting and he wants to keep it light.

Looking to upgrade the stock on a Howa 1500. Its a long action. I have a few Boyd's stocks and they are ok. Was hoping to find a Bell and Carlson, but their only option is the Weatherby type.
Any other manufacturers I should look at?
This will be a hunting rig & need to be bedded. I would prefer to keep it light.

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[Antlershed]

Hunting with chassis guns isn't that great IMHO.

They are very heavy. 5lb with a Magpul buttstock.

It's like carrying a wet ice cube.

I love carrying wood stocked rifles or composite.

One of mine weighs 12.6 lbs...

Just the chassis?

No, everything.

From a regular hunting standpoint, hiking around all day with a 12.5# rifle sucks.

Agreed.

Manners MCSL with the mini chassis. Still lightweight, but 1000x better than factory Tupperware. 

[jackelope]

Hunting with chassis guns isn't that great IMHO.

They are very heavy. 5lb with a Magpul buttstock.

It's like carrying a wet ice cube.

I love carrying wood stocked rifles or composite.

One of mine weighs 12.6 lbs...

Just the chassis?

No, everything.

From a regular hunting standpoint, hiking around all day with a 12.5# rifle sucks.

He didn't say what it was for there, buddy boy. 

Listen here, buddy boy...

This will be a hunting rig & need to be bedded. I would prefer to keep it light.

[T-Dozzer]

You dont like the bell & carlson weatherby  style???  Kicks much less than a wood stock.

I've never actually shot a gun with that style stock. I guess Im just not a fan of the looks.

[yorketransport]

The first question I'd ask is what's the budget?

I absolutely love wood stocks, but top quality wood isn't cheap! For composite stocks both the Manners and McMillans are hard to beat.

[T-Dozzer]

The first question I'd ask is what's the budget?

I absolutely love wood stocks, but top quality wood isn't cheap! For composite stocks both the Manners and McMillans are hard to beat.

Nothing concrete. It's not my main hunting rifle and maybe not worth going high end on it. $200-400?
Just been shooting it a lot lately after some trigger adjustments and really starting to like it.

[jasnt]

The first question I'd ask is what's the budget?

I absolutely love wood stocks, but top quality wood isn't cheap! For composite stocks both the Manners and McMillans are hard to beat.

Nothing concrete. It's not my main hunting rifle and maybe not worth going high end on it. $200-400?
Just been shooting it a lot lately after some trigger adjustments and really starting to like it.

few years ago I bought a weatherby vanguard in 300wm.  Same action as your howa.  I hated the stock! Had a similar budget as you and with a Blackhawk axiom. It's light weight and recoil is more a push but has more barrel lift. Free float barrel is an under statement, foget the dollar bill test. You can fit a horseshoe under the barrel. It shoots well and for the price it was a good fit.

I love my chassi rifle. But at 16#s it's no fun packing all day