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Looking to stock a 700 SA with a PacNor Sendero contour finished at 26 inches. This is strictly a southern stand rifle. Not interested in any tactical type stocks. Classic? Thanks for your input.
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Classic is never a wrong answer for a hunting rig - so yes go Classic. Might balance a little funky if going Edge, if not you should be fine.
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Sendero is going to be tight in a classic. What are you chambering it in?
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Classic is maxed out with a Sendero contour. It will fit, but just barely. Might think about a Manners MCS-T, but a better idea would be to lose a little barrel and go Mcmillan Classic.
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Also, unless you are using a 30 ounce Nightforce (and probably even then), it's going to balance like schit with a 26" barrel. Cut that baby back to 22. Balance really matters, even on a stand rifle.
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McMillan Remington Hunter would be my pick.
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Oh yeah - forgot Mcmillan makes a Hunter for heavier barrels. That would be a good one!
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The Mcmillan Hunter would be my choice...
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The Mcmillan Hunter would be my choice... Gotta be careful - the Remington Hunter is able to take heavy barrels, while the Mcmillan Hunter is for a Douglas #4 or smaller.
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thanks for the responses guys. I'm about to deal the lightest rifle around for a heavy one. The latter of which I don't have much experience with. On the move from hunting blacktails in alpine to stand hunting down south. Probably not a bigger extreme around. Absolutely love my Nula but for what I want it would be better served in someone else's hand. Keep it coming if someone else has an opinion as I have only had one McMillan in my hand. thanks again.
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The Mcmillan Hunter would be my choice... Gotta be careful - the Remington Hunter is able to take heavy barrels, while the Mcmillan Hunter is for a Douglas #4 or smaller. Mcmillan Hunter with a 24" Remington Varmint Contour...
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The Mcmillan Hunter would be my choice... Gotta be careful - the Remington Hunter is able to take heavy barrels, while the Mcmillan Hunter is for a Douglas #4 or smaller. Mcmillan Hunter with a 24" Remington Varmint Contour... Is the forend on your rifle square, and able to take more than a Rem Varmint or quite narrow and rounded?
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The Mcmillan Hunter would be my choice... Gotta be careful - the Remington Hunter is able to take heavy barrels, while the Mcmillan Hunter is for a Douglas #4 or smaller. Mcmillan Hunter with a 24" Remington Varmint Contour... Is the forend on your rifle square, and able to take more than a Rem Varmint or quite narrow and rounded? quite narrow and rounded!
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BIGTIME difference between the two in the forend.
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Would the HTG be a good candidate?
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I have Both of the Mcmillan Hunter AND the rem Hunter with the RVC/Sendero contours in them and they both Look and Work fine..
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Interesting that you got that to work, as I had a #3 Brux that came pretty close to maxing out a Mcmillan Hunter. Plus Mcmillan says max of a Douglas #4.
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McMillan Remington Hunter would be my pick. +1. Remington Hunter would be the way to go. Edited after reading entire thread. I would still go with the Remington Hunter over a McMillan Hunter with anything bigger than a #4. John
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