Wildcat vs Bansner vs McMillan vs Brown
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I've shot a few Bansner stocks... never owned one though.
I restocked a rifle in a Brown Precision, and it is a phenominal stock... very pricey though.
I've owned several wildcat stocks and love them.
Currently I have one on my Rem 700 7-08AI and another on my Rem 700 35 Whelen.
They are very light, super strong, farily priced,and Canadian Made!!! I have yet to have a complaint with them, and have been packing them steadily for the last few years.
For me it is a no brainer these days when I need a new stock.... I simply order up a Wildcat blank from Stuart and start bedding and body filling!
Give Stuart a call, he is a great guy to talk to:
Wildcat Stocks (780) 434-6187
I have handled these Wildcat stocks:
Win 70 Fwt
Rem 700 Classic (Short and Long action)
Rem M7
I restocked a rifle in a Brown Precision, and it is a phenominal stock... very pricey though.
I've owned several wildcat stocks and love them.
Currently I have one on my Rem 700 7-08AI and another on my Rem 700 35 Whelen.
They are very light, super strong, farily priced,and Canadian Made!!! I have yet to have a complaint with them, and have been packing them steadily for the last few years.
For me it is a no brainer these days when I need a new stock.... I simply order up a Wildcat blank from Stuart and start bedding and body filling!
Give Stuart a call, he is a great guy to talk to:
Wildcat Stocks (780) 434-6187
I have handled these Wildcat stocks:
Win 70 Fwt
Rem 700 Classic (Short and Long action)
Rem M7
Ian Robertson said:
To equal a Bansner, it would have to be 25 oz with decent pad (1" decellerator), paint, swivel studs, and bedding, and be sold in blank form for $275 cdn or so.
forend stiffness is overrated on a hunting rifle. The synthetics I;ve seen break either split between the magazine mortise and front guard screw hole, or else break at the pistol grip up near the rear guard screw hole
The weight of the McMillan stock you gave is for the Fiberglass model, they are a good 1/2 pound heavier than the same models done in EDGE technology
, I just put a scale on the Hunter edge model for a M70 with 1" Deccel. pad and PILLARS installed, it is exactly 24oz. The M70 FWT model I just finished was 22oz, the edge is about the lightest stocks out there and they are very very stiff with a very solid feeling.bigbull
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The weight of the McMillan stock you gave is for the Fiberglass model, they are a good 1/2 pound heavier than the same models done in EDGE technology
bigbull
How does the ultralight stock affect the balance of the rifle?
Ted I also share your belief that we should be spending our money in our own country, but I want value for my money
I looked at the Wildcat stock prices and if I was to order one today it would cost me $100 or more to get what I am getting from McMillan and I don't know if the Wildcat is CNC inlet, I don't know what Robinson's stock cost but the Wildcat is a pretty pricey affair unless you buy the FIBERGLASS blank and do your own work but then your not in the game if your looking for light weight. Our dollar is way up these days and I for one am taking advantage of my buying power in the states since the Canadian prices have stayed where they were all along!bigbull
The rifle had a #3 contour fluted barrel and it balances very well. On regular factory sporters it is an easy way to knock off 1/2 to 1 lb without blinking, balance is not of concern on a factory restocking job as a little muzzle weight is good for offhand shooting but the balance doesn't change by that much .
bigbull
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I have had all four of those stocks and I would likely choose Bansner and McMillan as first place, Brown second only because they are over priced and Wildcat last. The wildcat stocks are strong and reasonably light, but their wrist is wayyyyyy tooo chunky and short. I think they need to improve their proportions before I would consider another. If you want light and well proportioned. I would chose the Bansner Sheep Hunter.
Ted I also share your belief that we should be spending our money in our own country, but I want value for my money
bigbull
When he posted that, 2 years ago, our dollar was not what it is now.
I can't like the blind magazine in the Montana.
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I Have use and still use all the stocks you have mentioned except for the WILDCAT.
But the stock I looked at at Robertson's in Ottawa for a 700 rem 20oz was hands down the best stock I have ever handled, finnish, strength,feel and workmanship.
and he is a member of this site.
I Have use and still use all the stocks you have mentioned except for the WILDCAT.
But the stock I looked at at Robertson's in Ottawa for a 700 rem 20oz was hands down the best stock I have ever handled, finnish, strength,feel and workmanship.
and he is a member of this site.
