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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: highside74 on December 14, 2020, 12:53:36 PM

Title: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T Or McMillan A3 Sporter In The South Sound?
Post by: highside74 on December 14, 2020, 12:53:36 PM: Looking to fondle err I mean hold a MCS-T stock before I order one. Thanks
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: callturner on December 14, 2020, 03:09:36 PM: I had one on a 338 Lapua that I put together. There everything they advertise! :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 14, 2020, 04:55:05 PM: Nice looking and classic hunting design. I shoot prone or off the bench and like to spot my shots so the EH1 works better at reducing muzzle rise.

The MCS-T drops at the comb so you get more muzzle rise. i.e. center of butt pad is much lower than center of barrel. And the angle of the heel - bottom of the buttstock - is steep so if resting on a buttpad the smallest rearward movement will drop the butt - and raise the muzzle - further aggravating muzzle rise.

Again - splitting hairs but if you want a rifle to recoil straight back this design is a little harder to accomplish - but with a smaller caliber and brake wouldn't matter.

This is all theory - I have not shot one. But have had a couple Lapua's on the EH1 and like it though palm swell could be a tad smaller.
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: highside74 on December 14, 2020, 05:18:37 PM: It's going to be a carry hunting rifle with minimal prone shooting at this point. The EH1 doesn't look great to carry or shoulder. Maybe I'm wrong. It will be on a 6.5 PRC with a brake.
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: highside74 on December 14, 2020, 07:09:05 PM: My other option along the lines of the EH1 is the McMillan A3 Sporter. Wouldn't mind seeing one of those.
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: hogslayer on December 14, 2020, 07:22:59 PM: If you wanted to come check out some stocks I have an EH-1, game warden, A3, and EH2. Personally, for a more traditional style hunting stock with #3-#5 size barrel the EH2 is awesome. A3 and EH1 are very nice for shooting of bench and prone. But they are bulkier. I will say that my more heavy recoiling rifles are on bigger stocks. EH2 is for a 6 creed and 7 wsm.
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 14, 2020, 07:42:09 PM: For a 6.5 Hunting rifle I would lean in the direction you are going. The EH1 is a big boy.
Title: Re: Anyone Have A Manners MCS-T In The South Sound?
Post by: highside74 on December 14, 2020, 08:00:30 PM: Quote from: hogslayer on December 14, 2020, 07:22:59 PM
If you wanted to come check out some stocks I have an EH-1, game warden, A3, and EH2. Personally, for a more traditional style hunting stock with #3-#5 size barrel the EH2 is awesome. A3 and EH1 are very nice for shooting of bench and prone. But they are bulkier. I will say that my more heavy recoiling rifles are on bigger stocks. EH2 is for a 6 creed and 7 wsm.

I am limited in stock choices because it is a savage action. My 1st choice was EH2 but they told me I'd have to go with the MCS-T. I would love to check out your stocks. I'm in the Kitsap area often.