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Hello. My wife just bought me an older Rem 700 Varmint Special in .243 after finding out it was one of my dream rifles from youth. I have not had a centerfire rifle in nearly 30 years, so we would like to make it something special.
What is your favorite varmint stock? We will use it on the farm in TN for white-tail, crows, and ground hogs. I am interested in the McMillan stock modeled after the Sako 85 Varmint. What do you think about it?
or, what is your personal favorite stock for a like rifle?
Thanks!
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My 222 Remington Magnum with McMillan Sako Varmint Stock . Rifle built on Time Precision Action which is a beefed up 700 clone. Stocked and bedded by Carolina Precision. Great stock you will love it .
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I've got a TI takeoff on my 222 mag and find it handles great for just about anything I use it for. My main varmint rifle of late wears a factory BDL walnut stock like Ingwe likes with the ribbon checkering. I have High Techs on a couple and a Brown Precision waiting in the wings for an action to come along. I like the same style stocks on my varmint rifles that I use on my big game guns that way all of my rifles just handle like rifles, I can pick up any of them and they are really similar. I don't hunt colony critters since we don't have any where I live, but that is the only place I could see myself having a "heavy" styled stock with a wide forend. If you like the Sako pattern I'd say go for it, it's a little bulky for my tastes but it is certainly a quality unit being from McMillan.
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I think Im liking the Remington LVSF stock the best so far... got a couple of them... One on a deuce build... And one on a .223 build....
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My 222 Remington Magnum with McMillan Sako Varmint Stock . Rifle built on Time Precision Action which is a beefed up 700 clone. Stocked and bedded by Carolina Precision. Great stock you will love it . That is a nice rifle! Been a long time since I handled a Sako Varmint, but I remember liking the stock a great deal. Wish there was a place to try out the McMillans before buying.
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I think Im liking the Remington LVSF stock the best so far... got a couple of them... One on a deuce build... And one on a .223 build.... I have not seen that one before, thanks for pointing it out. Interesting!
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Nothing wrong with the factory stock. I'd have someone that knows what they're doing pillar bed it and go shooting.
But if ya just gotta,,, H&S PSS would be my choice. It's got a pretty healthy palm swell though so handle one first.
The LVSF is OK but the flat bottom doesn't ride shooting stix very well. Not for me anyway.
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Nothing wrong with the factory stock. I'd have someone that knows what they're doing pillar bed it and go shooting.
But if ya just gotta,,, H&S PSS would be my choice. It's got a pretty healthy palm swell though so handle one first.
The LVSF is OK but the flat bottom doesn't ride shooting stix very well. Not for me anyway. I had not thought of that, thanks for the observation. I have used shooting sticks in the past and they are handy. I am interested in aftermarket stocks not so much because the factory stock does not function but because I hope to improve the grip geometry. I seem to recall that the Sako Varmint was a good balance between a match and sporter stock, but it has been a long time since I handled one. Thanks for your input fellows.
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I don't like open/shallow radius pistol grip geometry, so the LVSF stocks don't work very well for me. Tried to like them, but it just didn't work, so I put the LVSF barreled actions into McM Hunters.
The first McM style that I'd look at if I was buying for a 700 Varmint would be the Remington Hunter. I have the Savage version and like it.
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I don't like open/shallow radius pistol grip geometry, so the LVSF stocks don't work very well for me. Tried to like them, but it just didn't work, so I put the LVSF barreled actions into McM Hunters.
The first McM style that I'd look at if I was buying for a 700 Varmint would be the Remington Hunter. I have the Savage version and like it. Thank you, I had forgotten about this stock. I agree that an open grip may not be the best for me as most shots will be taken from sitting or on a stationary rest.
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I don't like open/shallow radius pistol grip geometry, so the LVSF stocks don't work very well for me. Tried to like them, but it just didn't work, so I put the LVSF barreled actions into McM Hunters.
The first McM style that I'd look at if I was buying for a 700 Varmint would be the Remington Hunter. I have the Savage version and like it. Thank you, I had forgotten about this stock. I agree that an open grip may not be the best for me as most shots will be taken from sitting or on a stationary rest. Before McMillin introducted the "McMillin Hunter", I bought a couple of Sako/Tikka Hunters inletted for 700SAs. The 700 actions weren't as deep/tall as the Sako/Tikka Hunter stocks, so part of the BDL floorplate was recessed below the the level of the stock. Not a huge deal and something most people might not notice, but I noticed. I'm pointing this out because in the "action compatibility" tab for the Sako Varmint and Sako 75 Varmint there is no mention of compatibility with any Remington actions.
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Gunsmith Floyd Butler of Poultney, VT was a true artist with rifle stocks. He made a stock for my High Wall .219 I. that's carved in a most handsome yet tasteful manner. The bottom of the pistol grip is carved.
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99 that is a very cool rifle..
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Travis Not my label, Boyds. Speaking in circles isn't my cup of tea either. Travis And yet you participate in on-line message boards. Curious.
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