Stocks - McMillan vs Bell and Carlson

[257 Wby Mag]

Kinda reminds me of my ol 300 win mag, 700 bdl. After thrashing the original stock, I found a Ram-line, complete with a De-celerator pad, closeout for $19.99 from jerry's. When I got it, I mounted her up and took it to the back porch to see how she would shoot. One ragged hole!! Boy, looking back, that thing fit like *censored*!! Bet you could fit 5 sheets of paper down the barrel channel!! Over the years I collected alot of bucks,bulls, and bears without a problem. Maybe I got lucky, guess I got lucky with my Weatherby too...

McMillan are nice, are they the only stock made? Methinks not....

[WDFW-SUX]

I've got a couple bell and Carlsons on custom rifles and they both shoot sub MOA with factory stuff. Both are less than .45 all day long

[JoshT]

painstaking injection

"Switch Hitter"

excels in both a conventional mounting or as a thumb hole.

aerated butt section

"Butt Porthole".

Dude... they call that Freudian.

[WDFW-SUX]

 


Id post some pics but I feel totally out classed by your work FOS

[WDFW-SUX]

 

[257 Wby Mag]

Bill, you never cease to amaze me!! TFF!! I gotta clean the copenhagen off the screen! Woulda thought you had better taste in barley pop though..... grin.....

[JoshT]

painstaking injection

"Switch Hitter"

excels in both a conventional mounting or as a thumb hole.

aerated butt section

"Butt Porthole".

Dude... they call that Freudian.

Didn't mean to horn you up,my bad.....

You said it... not me.

I remember an article way back in Rifle Mag. that Dave Scovill wrote... he did a similar thing to a Ruger 77... though all his drilling was on the metal... it was a 7x57 I believe.

To each their own on the stocks... but I'm sure the "FOs Butt Porthole" stock will be taking the custom world by storm very shortly.

[JoshT]

This ain't the campfire...

You're the phuckin' monkey from Texas running around on a WA hunting board... trying to type like 'stick and Steelhead. I state my experience with McMs and HS stocks... and because my experience is contrary to you own, and I kindly pointed out all your Freudian homosexual tendancies... I'm the troll?

I guess I'm the idiot for paying half as much money for a stock that's superior in performance.

proceed...

[JoshT]

Again... you wrote it... not me.

And if you look at sales #s... I'm sure the HS has McM smoked. Saying I'm in the overwhelming minority by prefering the HS... is like saying those who prefer Leupold products... are in the minority to those who prefer S&B. It may be true in some isolated circles... but that does not make it the majority. Even though the product may be superior on paper... that doesn't make it superior in the field.

I drank the McM kool-aid... more than once. I was disapointed... more than once. HS has never let me down... they may not have as many options... and there ergos are very basic... but they're proved solid in the field and accurate at the bench. I can buy one down the street, for half the money. No waiting 6 months... no disapointment in looks... no need for a bunch of bedding work. While you're waiting for your stock... my rifle is racking up kills.

I'm done with this... to each their own on the stocks. I made the Fruedian coments in jest... The campfire style of championing the McM stocks (6x Leupys and Talleys)... and bashing all others gets old... I take a little offence to it, mostly because I got suckered into believing some of it.

FOs... Glad to know you do hunt here... I do normally enjoy your posts.

[257 Wby Mag]

Ram-Line Rocks!! Laffin....

[JoshT]

Ram-Line Rocks!! Laffin....

There's one in my garage... came off a rifle we called Ramstien... if you want it... you can have it!

[FOsteology]

Ram-Line Rocks!! Laffin....

You've GOT to be kidding..... 

[Tony 270WSM]

Lets see some photos 

[jackelope]

 

[257 Wby Mag]

Had to laugh tonight William. A little history first. My boy is 13. When he started out, I gave him my first rifle which was a tang safety M77, 6MM. JR has killed quite a few bucks with it over the last few years, worked good for him. Last year he came home from the old mans house with dads old 700 Classic 7 mag with 4X12 luepold. Well, a couple things had to go. First was the old wood stock. Second was the leupold. While cruiseing the boards, I was forunate enough to find both items, courtousy of Fos. First was a take off L/A SPS stock. Second was a Nikon Monarch 3X9 with BDC. Scope was easy, swapped it out asap. Next was the stock, which was about as easy, no bedding, nothing! Just cinched the screws. Well jr decided on factory 150 Federal Fusions, oughtta be good for killin a buck or 2 this year, maybe a bull. Tonight we put it on the bench out in front of the house, this is what we came up with! 1/4'' on center, not too bad. Wonder what she'll do with hand loads? grin.....