The "New King" just got a little better looking.

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Well my post lady came a knocking on the door today with the final piece of my moose masher:D. It's a McMillan Ruger Mark II Classic stock with 70% black, 20% Dark gray, 10% light gray. The gun of course is a Ruger 375 Alaskan, topped off with a VX-R 3-9x40 CDS in Warne QWR. Total weight unloaded is 9.1lbs. It's going to be shooting 250gr Barnes TTSX over a charge of H4350. Now all I need is Bullwinkle in the sights and I'll put in a world of hurt on him.:cool: October can't come soon enough.
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geologist said:
Very nice digger2! Was there any weight savings making the switch?

How are you with the scope ocular that far back?
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Hey Geologist, the gun if I remember right is .4lbs lighter than before, but I forgot to weight it again before I made the switch.:redface: The gun handles very well now. As for the scope ocular, I haven't personally had any issues as it sits just a little further back as my 35 Whelen with VXIII 2.5-8x36. So far so good I guess. Still have to fine tune everything so I may move it up a little. Here's my 35 Whelen
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Sharp looking stocks Digger 2.
How do you find the Warne rings for holding zero when you remove and put back on ?
On my Alaskan the windage shifts slighty, elevation stays the same.
Mine still wears the rubber stock as I have yet to tap the OAP checque for a Mcmillan... :)
 
geologist said:
Really sweet medium bores Digger2.
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Thanks for the compliments geologist. You've got some pretty quick handling/nice rifles there yourself.

gorky said:
Great looking stock.

What was your biggest gripe with the factory stock (or what was the biggest motivation to go with the McMillan) ?
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Gorky, I have had an Alaskan before and found that when my hands got a little wet (ie. sweat/rain) the stock became slippery on me. The first one I put on a Boyd's laminate stock and this one I spent the money and bought the McMillan. Very happy with the way things turned out. I don't have tons of guns but the ones I do own have I try and have the better quality items on them. (stocks and glass)

NorthernPF said:
Great Looking gun!!! Hope she serves you well!

Also let me know how you like the 250gr TTSX. I'm looking at loading some in my 375 H&H
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I'll keep you posted. Thanks

Kevan said:
Sharp looking stocks Digger 2.
How do you find the Warne rings for holding zero when you remove and put back on ?
On my Alaskan the windage shifts slighty, elevation stays the same.
Mine still wears the rubber stock as I have yet to tap the OAP checque for a Mcmillan... :)
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These are my first set of QWR Warne rings for the Ruger. I have had others for my weaver bases and found they are pretty close, but haven't had a chance to play with this set up though. I could see how the windage shifts though with the torque on the thumb levers. I guess time will tell, I'll see how mine reacts. I would order a McMillan Kevan you won't regret it.

Thanks for the compliments martinbns and bcsteve. I really like how these pair of Rugers turned out. They make a great hunting rifle IMO.
 
Kevan said:
Sharp looking stocks Digger 2.
How do you find the Warne rings for holding zero when you remove and put back on ?
On my Alaskan the windage shifts slighty, elevation stays the same.
Mine still wears the rubber stock as I have yet to tap the OAP checque for a Mcmillan... :)
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I had great luck with EAW detachable mounts on a .416 RM and my friend has had them on his Voere Titan II in .300 WM for ages. They are a bit pricey, but in my experience they work very well.
 
Gotta love those Rugers with iron sights, I just bought an M77 RSI International, its the nicest rifle I've ever owned. Beautiful stock you have there. Have a great hunt and enjoy that Ruger.
 
338 winmag said:
Perfect DGR rifle right there, does it take long to order in those Warne mounts ?
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My mounts had to be ordered from Warne and it took 5-6weeks delivered. (From Warne to Grouse River Outfitters to my door). I called all across Canada to different gun shops looking for these 30mm rings but didn't have any luck so I ended up just having to wait. Well worth the wait for everything so far on this gun.
 
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