Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Bell & Carlson stock vs. McMillan Edge Stock

Is there much differece in quailty between the 2 lightweight stocks from these MFG.?

I own several of both. Certainly the McMillan is in a class of its own. One of the McMillan's is on a pre. 64 Mod. 70 in 30-06 & the other is on a custom Mauser in 257 Wby. One of the B&C stocks is on a .300 Win. Mag. custom Mauser that has taken big game on 3 continents. I had it steel bedded over 20+ years ago, & with most factory ammo shoots around an 1". With handloads a bit less. I have shot animals up to 425 yards with this rifle. The stock has been painted numerous times & the SS barrel & plated action shows ware. Why change when it works so well? I also have a switch barrel Rem. in 280/7MM Gibbs that shoots even better than the .300 Win. Mag. & its in a B&C stock. They work for me. If I didn't have the money for a McMillan I wouldn't hesitate to buy a B&C. Its like many things in hunting that cause great arguments & don't really amount to a pile of $hit from a practical stand point. Benchrest is another topic entirely. If it did why would my 2 B&C stocked rifles have taken over 200 big game animals?

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There was reccently another thread about "What stock to use" McMillian is recognized as the best,most folks feel the Bell & carlson is a fine value. I have many bell & Carlson medalist stocks on custom Remington 700's. I think they are fine.The guns all shoot 1/2" or better and have heald their zero for a long time. They cost about 1/2 what a mcmillian costs.One other feature you can get on a B & C stock is to have it coated with Maxx Guard.......this is a satin coating that makes the stock easier to grip in wet condtions and also makes the stock much more silent if you brush up agaist somthing.B & C makes stocks for Cooper, Weatherby, Winchester, Remington and many others !

For some applications, like the Mini-Mauser/799 Remington, the B&C is an excellent option. For some other applications, I'm not so sure.

McMillan offers a lot of options if you're looking to stock a Remington, but less for some other actions. 1 thing is certain, you can't order a marbled/McSwirey finish from B&C.

Jeff

I'm told elk especially like the "McSwirey" finish you reference. I quess it confuses them as to whether its a swirly or a swirey finish.

I guess that since most U.S. states require firearms hunters to wear blaze orange, stock finish isn't a mission critical event.

Jeff

I have a couple of the McMillans and played with a B&C. For me, either McMillan (EDGE or McSwirly) is better - mainly stiffer - than the B&C. They cost up to twice as much though. Are they THAT much better? It depends on your desires. I have a couple of Rem600s and hate the OEM stock. I love Rem's mountain rifle stock. With McMillan I can order a mountain rifle stock inletted for a 600. Try that with B&C.

OTOH, I just ordered a B&C Medalist for a Rem700. I am tight on cash right now so I went the cheaper route and ordered a Ti clone from B&C.

RH

I haven't had a McMillan stock, but I've had several B & C Medalists and Carbelites. The Carbelites are good. The Medalists have tended to make rifles shoot very well. I did have to alter a couple of them to make them fit the rifles. I believe they were model numbers 2960. I've put a Medalist on just about all of my 700's. These stocks have made rifles which had ho-hum accuracy shoot sub-MOA.

Mcm can cut shop times in half, others don't, there are FG and thats that. They have many styles and do almost anything you need in a stock(inletting) others do not. That is why McM is generally concidered better.

SO, you kill two birds with one rock and get your stock done in Blaze Orange.

Anyone know what a B&C Carbelite short-action stock weighs for a Model 70?