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I have a couple Brown stocks, one is on a Winchester pre-64 M70 in .280AI. I like it very much. The only down side is they are not inexpensive. However, Mark is very easy to work with and honest. I do not hesitate to recommend him or his work. I need a new 270W and as soon as I can find a decent action, I will turn the project over to Mark. Oh, yes the pounder weights with a good recoil pad about 21oz or so.

I've had 3. One was Ed's (above), another on a Pre'64 and have a blind mag one for a Fwt in hand now. Current ADL setup comes in at 22oz padded and studded. Great feeling M70 Stock!

Brad, I was able to get my BP kevlar on a scale today. With a 1 inch decelerator with the plate taken out, and finished, 21.6 ounces. Big surprise.

It's my favorite stock.

Forgot to mention. It's a blind magazine Jobbie, so it will weigh a wee bit more than your typical floorplate model stock.

Good stuff guys... thanks for all the input.

Brad- thanks good to know that this an option for the SA.....decisions...

EdM- nice looking garage there, that Mach 1 looks sharp from what I can see.

I heard back from Mark and thought I'd pass along the info I rec'd.

Material - the premium pre-fish stock ($745) is fiberglass and will weigh 24-26 oz with 13.5 LOP and 1" decelerator. The Pounders are made with Kevlar and will weigh 4-5 oz less.

Dimensions - the stock is straight with 1/2" drop at the comb and 3/8" drop at heel, no cast off/on.

Required work - he emphasized all stocks need some work but is minimal. He basically said they need bedded. I interpret that as drop in but he wanted to clarify a bit I guess.

They are running 10-12 weeks out.

Good thread and pics.

Are the pounder stocks the same profile as the fiberglass stocks?

ir: I believe they are although some Browns have cheekpiece and some do not.

Any gold flakes mixed in with all that kevlar.. seems awful pricey at almost $800 for a sporter by the time you pay shipping, I guess if a guy wants something light for a certain rifle then your going to pay!

Yes you are.....


Not gold but the entire stock is Kevlar which I understand is a PITA to work compared to FG .

But....my last PoundR hunted all over the continent for 20-25 years without a hitch,and stood up to enough shooting to waste three barrels.

Cost is incidental.....

Thanks Bob,
I am still in the planning phase on my pre-64, fwt 30-06.

I like the profile of the pounder stock, but suspect it may be to light and stiff for a 30-06?

I have a 7lb. 30-06 and a 6.25lb 270 and that's all the recoil I want to deal with.

According to the Brown Precision the kevlar only saves 4 to 5 ounces.

My goal is 7.5 to 7.75 lbs with a Leupold scope and Talley mounts.
Do you think the fiberglass Brown stock will get me there?

$800 will not buy a Brown Kevlar stock, bedded, 1" recoil pad, and painted.

IIRc, the factory barreled pre 64 fwt action in 30-06 is 4lb 11 ounces so adding 26 ounces for a stock, 13-14 for talley LW and a variable gets you to 7lb 3ounces.

Browns are not cheap. Good things usually aren't. I'm not going to spend that kind of money on a stock for this particular project given the finished weight.

The Bansner will finish very close to the standard Brown, and will be ideal on a 300 WSM where a couple ounces aren't worth an additional $300+. Fortunately I've got the ability to take a blank, install a pad, grind it, finish the blank, bed and paint it.

Were I trying to build the lightest M70 Fwt, I might go the Brown route. Otherwise, "there's not enough there there" for me with this 300 WSM project.

never understood how melvin forbes installs his stock on the colt rifles for 600-700 and brown wants 700-800 just for the blank

Melvin Forbes is in WV, Mark Brown is in CA.

Enough said.

PS, I think Melvin's stock is likely the very best synthetic stock made, both from an ergonomics perspective and a build quality perspective.

True. If you have Mark do it you are looking at more like $1300 I think.


IR: Recoil with the 30/06 FW and PoundR I think you will be OK. It ain't a BR rifle....

That's good to know..

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