Figured I'd tag onto this aged thread, to keep the miniscule amount of Howa talk all in one place.
Has anybody shot the .375 Howa in both the Hogue stock and a B&C Medalist or McMillen? Have thoughts to share? Recoil, accuracy, etc?
I'm 6'4", so I use a slip-on recoil pad to increase the length of pull even on rimfires. With this one, I expect I'll actually appreciate the recoil absorption.
I have a barreled action on order. I've read plenty, and I'm leaning toward the full-bed Hogue at this point. I have handled plenty of pillar-bed Hogues and, with the forend flex, would only consider one if the deal on a rifle I wanted was so good I could assign zero value to the stock. But the aluminum reinforcement seems like it should solve the problem.
I have Boyd's on a few other rifles, but the only instance I've seen of someone using one on a .375 Ruger Howa resulted in the recoil lug quickly splitting the laminates and pulling a chunk rearward into the mag well.
