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I would probably have never noticed it. I have a Sako 75 that doesn't have a perfect "cut out" at the ejection port. 257's rifle does look good....

I have a question regarding McMillan personnel.....what happened to Kaye? She was there forever as well.

Did you guys with the Mountaineer stocks need to use longer action screws with your actions? I have a 700 action and when I take it out of the factory stock and put it in a Mountaineer, the front action screw is too short for any threads to start. The rear I can get the screw in maybe 2 turns.

Greg

Nope, factory 700 screws and mag box worked just fine for the ADL.

My front action screw was too long with the Mountaineer versus a Hunter's Edge. Had to trim it down a bit.

Got my mountaineer over the weekend. Inlet for a M7

Action cut out is just like the OP's

Action screws worked but could stand to be a thread or two longer

Weight is just shy of 23oz (youth rifle - 12.75" LOP with a 1/2" pad)

Barreled action dropped in the stock weights 5lb 4oz

Going to put a 6x36 in Talleys and see what my 10 year old can do with it. 308 shooting Hornady Lite ammo

Finally got my Mountaineer a week or so ago. Even tho it is inlet for Left Hand Stiller, and has a very nice left hand ejection port ... It also has the "One Size Fits All" ejection port inlet on the Right Side. Noticed this because the bottom of the LH Stiller bolt release pivot pin is hanging out in space above the stock line. Purely cosmetic. But disappointed...

Anyone else have McM Mountaineer inlet for a Left Hand action with the right side OSFA Ejection Port ?

These kinds of problems are the exact reason I no longer order a McMillan stock "painted". I have them ship it unpainted with the understanding that after I've looked it over I'll send it back for paint. Once the stock arrives I'll go to work on the stock with a little Acra-Glas Gel bedding epoxy and some sand paper. When the barreled action fits properly, and looks right "cosmetically" back to McMillan it goes. Seems like a lot of fuss(I know) but that way I get what I want and what I expect and have no disappointments. Yes, costs me a little time and few bucks shipping but in the end I'm much more satisfied with the finished product.

I've had to send back a couple of stocks in the past that were just not acceptable as far as fit and finish(Believe it or not, McMillan will cut corners to save a buck). Also, paint can hide a lot of production mistakes. Unpainted, I get to examine the stock for flaws/imperfections etc. Anything that is wrong(but fixable) I'll just do it myself. Believe me, I've been burned in the past.

Having the bolt release pivot pin exposed above the stock line is unacceptable, IMO. For the prices McMillan is charging nowadays for a stock it ought to look right from the get go.

Leftybolt

Looking at the OP's stock I wonder if the ejection port cut is a separate milling step and McMillan forgot to do it.

While the stocks are pretty solid items, stuff does get threw McMillan and its not that uncommon, I am probably around 10 McMillan stocks and I have had to send two back for mods.

In one of those situations McMillan sent me a Ruger stock where they had forgotten to make the relief cut above the trigger. If I had not owned a few stocks of the same pattern I might have thought it was just poor ergos, but as I knew what it was supposed to look like I contacted Dick and he took the stock back and had it fixed and repainted and did it pretty quickly.

Got confirmation from McMillan today. The "One Size Fits All" right side ejection port on the Mountaineer is part of the mold. Basically no cut required for RH actions. Unfortunately, given that it is part of the mold, that means that every Mountaineer stock will have the right side cut. Even the stocks inlet for Left hand actions...

I like the Mountaineer stock that I have in hand. However, that's a deal breaker for me. No more Mountaineers for this South Paw...
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