Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Any experience with MPI Stocks...reviews, opinions needed......

...trying to decide between ordering a High-Tech Specialties, B&C or MPI stock to build on a Rem Model Seven. Have heard/read good things on High Tech but haven't found much info on MPI - thx for any info

There are a lot of people who seem to have a hate on for the MPI stocks. I guess they used to be crappy a long time ago.

I purchased a MPI stock blank for a Ruger #1 this past fall and I'm still slowly working on getting it all fit and finished.

Im actually quite impressed with the stock.
I like doing the hands on work to get it all fit and finished so its a perfect stock for me.

Been thinking of ordering one to replace the plastic stock on my Ruger MK-II 30-06.

I've had half a dozen rifles built using them and never had a problem, and I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. I too am looking at maybe having one put on a Ruger.

MPI = pure crap.

They have a history and not a good one.

I'm hungry for a popsicle.....

The guy that built my last custom thinks highly of them. Have given him less trouble than their only competition, the Brown Pounder. I'm speaking of the Kevlar versions. He installed alot of them. I've got two myself. He would sell and install them with a full refund guarantee. Only had one come back with a hairline crack, didn't go through. He repaired it and resold it to another customer with the same guarantee. That customer is very happy with it as I am with mine. One of my MPI stocked rifles has done two hard falls from shoulder height w/o damage, etc. E

I had a recent production kevlar model, it was great.

Guys love to talk up a photo of one with popsicle sticks from a few years back. More than MPI used to use some crazy things as filler in stocks. One smith found a hot dog wrapper in an old Brown. Times change...

Yup, junk.

Oh, just how many have you had experience with ?
Some years ago they did have a bad rep. But not for several years now. E

I have 2 of them and have not trouble with them. Easyier to finish than a Brown or at least they used to be.

I will have an opinion soon

The search function can be your friend...

LINK

hangunnr

Ramline have a more consistant "drop-in" fit than MPI.

Ramline is a chunk of tupperware. Not even close to the same thing.

MPI's are not drop in, they require some work.
I bought one in 1987 and still shooting it, would not hesitate to buy another.

That's my beef as well, not a drop-in fit as they advertise. For what they charge, they should be though. McMillan has them beat by a mile.

Eremicus, is that the same guy that delivered a "custom Mauser" to you that didn't feed/function correctly ? Not surprised he thinks "highly" of them.

He didn't have the time to finish the rifle as he was going out of bussiness. Considering the action had never been made into a rifle, and was setup way back at the beginning of WWII for the 8X57 round, it's not surprising. It was a simple fix.
BTW, again, just how many MPI stocks have you owned or even seen ?
I've got a couple of McMillians as well. For those who think so much of them, I've had the following problems.
They forgot to add graphite to the Ruger stock. So they had to build another for me and eat the first one.
Sent me a BDL version of the Winchester Featherweight stock instead of the ADL version I ordered. Had to eat that one too.
The above stock's forend, inspite of their assurances, would distort when used with a shooting sling. That's why I sold it at a loss and had the MPI Kevalar Classic put on the rifle. That stock worked as advertised and weighed 14 ozs. less, ready to bolt up. E

I have two Rem model 7 rifles with Hi-Tech stocks on them. Both required lots of finish and fitting and ended up costing at least as much as a McMillan when done professionally. Good stocks though and I would do more. I also have two rifles with MPI stocks, one a reworked Win 88 and the other one a Model 70 in 300 Win Mag. No problems with either of these and would do them again also. MPI's also required finish and fit but not as much as the others on my guns.

I've said this 100 times on this site.People who buy MPI don't know how to properly inlet the stock nevermind how to set it up.

Most don't have the skills to finish it so they bitch about it.