I stocked a Ruger 77 in 7-08 about 12 years ago with one. I had to cut the bolt notch and change the location of the recoil lug bedding. I still had problems with the forend. I had to hog out the foam and replace it with two layers of kevlar cloth and full length bed the whole action/barrel. It was never a tack driver, but I'm not a fan of the low-end Shilen barrels that Brownells carries and that's what it has.

It was a hellof a lot of work. The stock is great now and has held up to several thousand rounds and hunts. I traded it to my buddy for a 220 Swift and it is still holding up fine. I would never use one again. Then again, my experience with McMillan was similar and I won't use them again either- at least not on anything other than a Rem or Win. Never had a single problem with Brown Precision and a few others.


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