I was wondering if any of you mated a Defiance Machine action with the "Sheep tang" to a McMillan stock. Here's is a pic of the tang shape I'm talking about.



Any suggestions on how one would fill in the tang area of a standard Remington inlet cosmetically ?

RD - Dam with clay and filler-up...grin. Check out Chad Dixon's site:

http://www.longriflesinc.com/pillars.html

Good information/pic's. "News and Updates" section's impressive!

Nice action, BTW...

RDFinn,

Just let McMillan know you are using that particular action & they will take care of it for you if you haven't already ordered/have the stock!!

Getting ready to take the plunge....?

Yup. Gonna have that 7 WSM built.

Great choice on cartridge and parts...!

I've got a Defiance Sheep Hunter action in a McMillan edge. Mine is the short action that is the same size as the Model 7 - I just told McMillan this when ordering the stock and they got it right. Mine is squared off on the tip of the tang, not rounded like yours. Here's some quick (crappy) pics I snapped with my iPhone - Robert Gradous built .243AI, Rock #1, Jewell trigger, Swaro 3-10x42 TDS.

YOWZA! Thats a heck of a nice build Joe - good to go and I bet it shoots:)

Nice build. I have always like brown or olive with stainless.

Gradous told me about this build Joe, said it was a "tack-driver". Sooo how does it shoot for ya when you got it? ..Very nice, I like my sheep action as well.

Thanks, Frank and Stoney. Unfortunately I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to get out and shoot it yet. Robert sent me the targets with the rifle and it was shooting sub .5 groups with regular .243 ammo (not AI). He was pretty impressed considering it was a number 1 contour and sub 6 lb. rifle. When I get to the range I'll post some better pics and some targets.

Wow, I'm thinking I need something like that in left hand. Nice looking rifle.
Don