Anyone have any experience with replacing the factory laminate stock with a Hogue? I'm led to believe that the width of the magazine, as well as the bbl contour might be of concern. Hogue lists a couple of 77 MKII SA stocks. A 'standard barrel' version, a 'heavy' barrel version and a 'heavy/varmint' version. Got an email out to Hogue, but haven't heard back from them.

My experience could just be anomalous, but I had way better luck calling Hogue than them to reply to emails.

Kind of the way Im leaning. Probably call on Monday.

To answer your question though, and yeah probably best to talk to hogue directly, a standard barrel contour stock should work if I recall correctly.

What I find interesting is that Hogue lists a stock the LA with a 'B' barrel, which I can only assume is a magnum caliber barrel. No such thing in the SA stocks.

Did Ruger make any of the compact magnums in synthetic orientation?

Was the Scout rifle a magnum contour barrel in 308?

What about a synthetic from a MKII that was on one of the WSM or RSAUM models?

Ruger did make the RCMs in a synthetic configuration, however the stocks themselves seen to be unobtanium.

FWIW, I did spot a 338RCM on GB that's sitting in a Hogue. So there is hope.....

Update: Just got of the phone with Hogue. Ruger77 MKII SA stock with Heavy barrel channel is a drop-in fit for the RCMs.

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Anyone have a Hawkeye or Guide Gun in 338 RCM that would care to pass along some magazine dimensions? Specifically, the outside width, front and rear, of the magazine box itself.