Originally Posted by rockdoc
Pity the Hunter doesn’t feel the same as the Montana. Too sharp and not as face supporting.


One of the challenges when making an injection molded part is that when the mold pulls away from the part it can cause damage if the mold and part surfaces are in shear. The most favorable geometry is when the direction of pull is perpendicular to the surface of the part, but as you can imagine, that's not possible everywhere. The comb of the Hunter stock had to have a different geometry compared to the Montana in order to avoid damage during mold/part separation. I hope that makes sense.

Originally Posted by k22
I will admit to being slightly disappointed to learn that the Montana stocks are more fiberglass than kevlar. Do you know when they stopped with the kevlar in the Montana's?


Even when there was Kevlar it was only in the recoil lug pocket and not much of it. It was a gimmick more than anything and it became difficult to export Kevlar to Costa Rica so it was dropped from use. Even the carbon fiber content only consists of six 1/4" wide ribbons running along each side of the stock, three per side. It doesn't matter though because a properly made fiberglass stock can still be an excellent product. AG Composites uses prepreg sheets to make their stocks. They make a "canoe" which is then filled with low density, high strength fillers. They make some of the best stocks available.


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