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Need a new stock for M70 SA, what in Mcmillan's lineup would be the lightest configuration?
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I know this is not what you asked but I’m having brown precision stock my next custom built. Hard to get lighter.
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Hunter’s edge if they will still inlet for it.
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I just ordered a hunters edge for a short action m70 about a month ago. They still did I let for it then and wired about a 4 month wait.
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My lastM70 hunter's edge with a 1 " pad, delivered late last year came in at 28 oz., that after I sent the original one back because it was over 30oz. My older ones were 23-25 oz .Don't know what they've changed but they have gotten heavier. A Bansner should finish around 25oz.
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I just sent a Hunters Edge to Weaver to get out on my Mashburn. Once I get it back I’ll weigh it. It was a flat top when I sent it to him, so that weight wouldn’t have helped anyone.
I believe my HE on the 30-06 was 24 ounces. I need to start a folder of pictures in order to keep them for threads like this.
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I have two McMillan Edge stocks inletted for LH M70's. One was made about 5 years ago and the other about 7yrs ago. Both are painted and inletted for one piece bottom metal.
Compact Hunters Edge, inletted for factory sporter barrel, 1/2" Decelerator pad.....22.6oz
Supergrade Edge, inletted for Pac Nor #2 barrel, 1" Decelerator pad....26.9oz
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I just sent a Hunters Edge to Weaver to get out on my Mashburn. Once I get it back I’ll weigh it. It was a flat top when I sent it to him, so that weight wouldn’t have helped anyone.
I believe my HE on the 30-06 was 24 ounces. I need to start a folder of pictures in order to keep them for threads like this. I have a picure folder on my phone with all sorts of rifles/parts on a scale.
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Thanks for the replies, I figured that was the obvious choice.
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I know this is not what you asked but I’m having brown precision stock my next custom built. Hard to get lighter. Agreed; wildcat or mpi would be the only other thing I know which would be close.
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I know this is not what you asked but I’m having brown precision stock my next custom built. Hard to get lighter. Agreed; wildcat or mpi would be the only other thing I know which would be close. And probably quite a bit more reasonably priced as well.
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Having had 1/2 a dozen+ McMillan Compact Edge stocks on M70’s I can confirm I essentially despise that stock. Chit ergos, horrendous recoil transfer... it plain sucks.
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Having had 1/2 a dozen+ McMillan Compact Edge stocks on M70’s I can confirm I essentially despise that stock. Chit ergos, horrendous recoil transfer... it plain sucks. No kidding. I have a few of them on rifles up to 264 and find them pretty pleasant in the recoil and handling department. Different builds I guess make them feel to me. My 30-06 with 212’s at 2700 feels like a baby to me.
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I solved the McMillan Winchester problem, I ordered a Manners!
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Having had 1/2 a dozen+ McMillan Compact Edge stocks on M70’s I can confirm I essentially despise that stock. Chit ergos, horrendous recoil transfer... it plain sucks. No kidding. I have a few of them on rifles up to 264 and find them pretty pleasant in the recoil and handling department. Different builds I guess make them feel to me. My 30-06 with 212’s at 2700 feels like a baby to me. Dobrenski and I agree on it. He hates it as well. C’est la vie.
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Having had 1/2 a dozen+ McMillan Compact Edge stocks on M70’s I can confirm I essentially despise that stock. Chit ergos, horrendous recoil transfer... it plain sucks. No kidding. I have a few of them on rifles up to 264 and find them pretty pleasant in the recoil and handling department. Different builds I guess make them feel to me. My 30-06 with 212’s at 2700 feels like a baby to me. Dobrenski and I agree on it. He hates it as well. C’est la vie. For sure.
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I have a few different style McMillan stocks and they are all edge filled. I personally like the FW style when using the model 70 action. I do have a hunters edge, but being 6’1” with a pretty long arm I feel the featherweight style fits me a little better. Unfortunately McMillan has discontinued this model and many others after being sold.
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Having had 1/2 a dozen+ McMillan Compact Edge stocks on M70’s I can confirm I essentially despise that stock. Chit ergos, horrendous recoil transfer... it plain sucks. No kidding. I have a few of them on rifles up to 264 and find them pretty pleasant in the recoil and handling department. Different builds I guess make them feel to me. My 30-06 with 212’s at 2700 feels like a baby to me. Dobrenski and I agree on it. He hates it as well. C’est la vie. I've always felt like the Compact/Edge stock handled recoil very well. I have wished it had a higher comb at times, mainly when shooting prone, but the recoil transfer of it has always seemed very good to me. I have (or had) them on a lightweight and sporter weight .223AI, a lightweight .308, two lightweight 30-06's, a lightweight 35 Whelen, and a light for caliber .375 Ruger (mag fill).
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Wildcat is out of the picture for awhile, some issue with insurance and shipping to the US, so unless you’re in Canada, it might be bit.
Bansner has a M70 and soon will have a stock for the Featherweight (was told a couple of months)
Brown Precision looks very good, but easily the most expensive too (but the Pound’r may be the very lightest offering)
Manners has a couple of stocks that they said would work too.
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MPI can do a feather weight style and with all of the weight reduction options added it will be close to the Basner and a little heavier than a Brown. I think it will be lighter than the McMillan feather weight edge by a couple of ounces.
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