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Would it be too difficult for you to look at their webpage? Have you seen how ugly their walnut stocks are??????
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Would it be too difficult for you to look at their webpage? Have you seen how ugly their walnut stocks are?????? They definitely have a stock design problem...
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"Grandaddy, what rifle did you use?" "I used a REAL Model 70 - Made in Portugal by a Belgian company!" 
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Any update on the group buy?
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"Grandaddy, what rifle did you use?" "I used a REAL Model 70 - Made in Portugal by a Belgian company!" Outstanding come back Sir  Man those are nice looking guns, still hope they put faster twists on the 264 Win Mag though..............
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Chopped glass stocks that need aluminum blocks for strength are not my cup of tea... they're always clubby. And I can't shoulder a rifle that I think is ugly, no matter its function.
Hey Brad, Just got off the phone with Larry from MRC. He claims that their X2 stock is not chopper gun construction, but rather a hand laid carbon fiber with kevlar reinforcing. Also has a kevlar reinforced foam core. I'd wanna see one with my own eyes before calling them ugly, but from the pics I see, they look OK, at least. Really hard to tell much from the pics on their web page.
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I'm looking forward to getting my hands on one.
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Any update on the group buy? Good question
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I am late to this thread (new to the forum), but it appears that I can still buy an "XWR" model out there that is in the B&C stock with what I think is a nicer comb. Is both the "old" XWR and the "new" X2 factory glass bedded? http://www.greatlakesshooterssupply...company/xtreme-weather-rifle-detail.htmlThe page linked says X2 but then goes on to say it is in a B&C stock. I am looking for a contender against the factory Model 70 Extreme Weather SS, for a 7MM-08 deer rifle, and the accuracy reports in this OP look amazing.
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Yes his accuracy with the 260 and 308 are fantastic. The new stock may not be as pretty but it appears to be an improvement over the B&C stock.
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OP post was using the B&C stock.
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What don't you like about it? This falls in one of the categories, "if you have to ask you wouldn't understand." Granted, it's strictly an aesthetic thing (nothing to do with function). But to those of us that prefer classic stock lines, it is indeed, as Wrongside Rightly points out, the equivalent of a Leisure Suit. Gentlemen, I give you the Leisure Suit Stock replete with bell-bottom cutout: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa326/bradmacmt/extreme-vantage-v2-rifle_zpsbbbc5e81.png) As a tradesman who has worked with his hands most of his life I see real merit in this extra relief and I have modified stocks similarly in the past, for those of you with lady hands it won't matter though
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The stocks feel good in hand. The grip is much smaller than the old B&C too. I think the stock change was an excellent idea. It weighs less to boot. The rifles feel noticeably lighter in hand when compared to the previous XWR--SS. We have them side by side on the shelf....
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The stocks feel good in hand. The grip is much smaller than the old B&C too. I think the stock change was an excellent idea. It weighs less to boot. The rifles feel noticeably lighter in hand when compared to the previous XWR--SS. We have them side by side on the shelf.... Can someone throw them on some kind of template like was done in the Model 70 thread? I would like to see how much more drop the new stock has compared to the B&C. That and the beef in the for end are what concern me.
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The stocks feel good in hand. The grip is much smaller than the old B&C too. I think the stock change was an excellent idea. It weighs less to boot. The rifles feel noticeably lighter in hand when compared to the previous XWR--SS. We have them side by side on the shelf.... Would like to see much less drop at comb. I have yet to find a fixed comb stock that gives me as firm a cheek weld as I like. John
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Must resist the desire to buy one.........must resist.......
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Great thread by Jeffbird. Interesting. Thanks for posting!
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Can someone throw them on some kind of template like was done in the Model 70 thread? I would like to see how much more drop the new stock has compared to the B&C. That and the beef in the for end are what concern me.
Please, if someone has this ability, it would be appreciated.
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Tell MRC to make the comb higher--ain't nobody buying these rifles to use with open sights anymore. Low combs on a current rifle is ridiculous.
If they need a "model," tell them to just copy a Brown Precision classic stock exactly, and they'll have it right.
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