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These MHKS weighed about 27 oz. The info I had was that McMillan didn’t like using Kevlar because it was hell on the mills in terms of dulling bits, but that was anecdotal, although from a very very good source.  They eventually transitioned to EDGE carbon fiber, and as many will remember, early (shall we say Gen 1) EDGE stock in hunting patterns averaqed ~23 oz finished. Thereafter, they slowly got heavier until, the last time I was handling them before Kelly sold, they were averaging more like ~27 oz — right where the Kevlar Specials had been a decade before. The biggest loss here though was the mold. I believe that since it was a Rem Custom Shop exclusive, McM couldn’t sell stocks from this mold to the GP. Then when Rem and McM parted ways on their arrangement, this mold (and also the 40XB KS -and yes, I still have some  ) was destroyed. Damn shame. I like it better than the subsequent Mountain Hunter due to the more open grip, and I like it better than the AWR and KS due to the checkering.
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Thanks Rick.
Same fate for the SA KS. Mold gone.
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I see from the 2007 thread that I may have misremembered the weight on those MHKS stocks. I could have sworn they were ~27 oz but I guess I must defer to my “recollection” from 17 years ago and say they came in at 24 oz, and not 27. In any case, my favorite of that “family” of patterns, to include the newer KS, AWR, and Mountain Hunter, is the MHKS. If that mold were to exist still in some spider-webbed corner of McMillan’s factory ... 
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
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I see from the 2007 thread that I may have misremembered the weight on those MHKS stocks. I could have sworn they were ~27 oz but I guess I must defer to my “recollection” from 17 years ago and say they came in at 24 oz, and not 27. In any case, my favorite of that “family” of patterns, to include the newer KS, AWR, and Mountain Hunter, is the MHKS. If that mold were to exist still in some spider-webbed corner of McMillan’s factory ... Hello! McMillan could learn a lot from this post. Thanks Rick!
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More on the short action ks from Dick D. I think they were initially ordered for the 40x 22 sporter; and the remaining found their way onto some saum ti’s. Guy's, The reason we only have a long action KS is that they have a long action ejection port molded into them. I suppose if you want one inletted for a short action and don't mind the long action ejection port then we can do that.
At one time the custom shop ordered about 100 of the KS's for short action's so we made one mold for them. Apparently they did not sell well and Remington told us they were dropping them and never ordered any more stocks. After the mold set around for a couple of years with no use we broke it down to re-use the metal parts for another project.
Not very many of these KS stocks get ordered, not more that 3 or 4 a year. We can't keep setting up a big CNC machine just to inlet one stock as it costs us more to inlet it that we make on the stock. We will keep one KS mold and one model 7 KS mold to made a few stocks for warrantee use as required but any private orders for one of them will have a $100 inletting surcharge for them to make up for this. Sorry, but business is business. Things come, they change, they go and we move along.
Dick at McMillans. From this thread: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...-mcmillan-s-a-ks-stock-no-go#Post9415755
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Really like the stocks on the model seven Alaskan wilderness saum's.
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Really like the stocks on the model seven Alaskan wilderness saum's. And those are McMillans right? I have a couple and love them as well
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Really like the stocks on the model seven Alaskan wilderness saum's. And those are McMillans right? I have a couple and love them as well Yes. But brown made the original version as well - obviously well before the awr.
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for you guys that want a ks stock why dont you just get the original from brown precision
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for you guys that want a ks stock why dont you just get the original from brown precision KS is a hair narrower in the forend; but yep, otherwise identical and best/only new option.
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/4xPvTnHF/B7-CD3-EC9-0-AE2-41-DB-84-AA-2-B4-B90-C06536.jpg) Width at forend is 1.7” (L) 1.35” (R).
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That looks wider than I would want.
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It’s slight, but it is perceptible.
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maybe they can make one that narrow if you order one...I know Nate at hillbilly rifles said they make ones with a narrow/smaller grip area if you wanted
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Yes mine has a Remington pad on it.
Thanks for the info Rick!
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