Hogue overmolded stocks

[Loganator]

Hey guys

Looking to swap out my rem700 sps out of its plastic stock. Anyone have experience with Hogue stocks? They say pillar bedded but is it aluminum? Can it be glass bedded? Do they suck? Are they awesome?

Thanks

 

[Trinimon]

Those Hogue stocks use a polymer frame, no metal in there. They do flex but can be made to work. Too bad 'cause I do like the grippy rubberrized texture.

 

[Shooter ----/]

Hey guys

Looking to swap out my rem700 sps out of its plastic stock. Anyone have experience with Hogue stocks? They say pillar bedded but is it aluminum? Can it be glass bedded? Do they suck? Are they awesome?

Thanks

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[Loganator]

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Lol ok so dont go there?

 

[Shooter ----/]

Much too flexible in the fore end. It really isn't an upgrade to what you have now.

 

[rgwhitman]

They have or at least had two types of stocks,one economy stock as supplied on factory Remingtons with the plastic receiver support and aluminum pillars and a better/stiffer stock with a full length aluminum bedding block . I would find their economy stock as fine in a hunting rifle but not stiff enough to be used on a precision rifle build. Thei full length aluminum insert stock though I would rate as being as good as most of the lower end offerings by H. S. Precision or similar products.

 

[Jamie]

Maybe on a truck gun. But trash for most other things

 

[rugbydave]

Not to hijack but I just picked up a rifle that came with the Hogue stock (Rem 700 AAC-SD). I plan on putting it in a chassis later on down the line but in the meanwhile, can I just bed the Hogue stock with JB Weld?

 

[freezer filler]

Not to hijack but I just picked up a rifle that came with the Hogue stock (Rem 700 AAC-SD). I plan on putting it in a chassis later on down the line but in the meanwhile, can I just bed the Hogue stock with JB Weld?

nope, take it off and look...it's solid plastic. They are nice stocks for sporter barrels though because there is room for the barrel to float.

 

[Bigred7]

cheap stock, but okay pending your application.

 

[Dmytro]

I had a rifle that came with Hogue. Replaced it with McMillan before I fired the fist shot with it.

 

[Trinimon]

Not to hijack but I just picked up a rifle that came with the Hogue stock (Rem 700 AAC-SD). I plan on putting it in a chassis later on down the line but in the meanwhile, can I just bed the Hogue stock with JB Weld?

While a lot of folks knock the Hogue stock, I bought the same rifle as you did and while waiting for my stock upgrade, I went ahead and bedded that stock just to experiment. Surprisingly it worked out well and I could get consistent sub-moa groups despite all the naysayers. If you bed the stock and build in enough float space for the barrel, you too might be surprised what you can squeeze out of that stock.

 

[Loganator]

While a lot of folks knock the Hogue stock, I bought the same rifle as you did and while waiting for my stock upgrade, I went ahead and bedded that stock just to experiment. Surprisingly it worked out well and I could get consistent sub-moa groups despite all the naysayers. If you bed the stock and build in enough float space for the barrel, you too might be surprised what you can squeeze out of that stock.

Well thats good to know. Ive seen quite a few of those stocks around

 

[notsorichguy]

Much too flexible in the fore end. It really isn't an upgrade to what you have now.

I would have to agree.

But on the other hand, if you feel like spending $100 on some epoxy (devcon is my usual choice) and finding some 1" aluminum angle iron. And you have a bunch of time with nothing else to do, a Houge stock can be made pretty sturdy and stiff.

The down side of course is you are stuck with the factory bottom metal as there isn't enough meat in the stock to inlet an aftermarket bottom metal.....

If you value your time anywhere near $10/hr, you can buy a HS precision stock for less $$ than fixing up the houge. And if you're using a factory take-off HS stock (you see them in the EE from time to time), they can usually be had for about 50% of the retail price of a HS.

Mystic Precision has some very decent "budget friendly" options that can be ordered with several different bottom metal options..... Which is a much better upgrade IMHO.

Cheers!

 

[rhino62]

I got a Remington 700 AAC-SD 16.5" in 223 and I got a B&C Medalist stock since the Hogue stock flexes as is well known, however I ended up going back to the Hogue stock since I did not like the extra weight and have found that the rifle shoots just as well provided I rest it just ahead of the magazine. I guess it depends how you use the rifle, since if you are using it at a range then the weight is a non issue, however if you carry it then the weight becomes more of an issue, especially if you end up with a heavy scope.

 

[blwebster]

I got a Remington 700 AAC-SD 16.5" in 223 and I got a B&C Medalist stock since the Hogue stock flexes as is well known, however I ended up going back to the Hogue stock since I did not like the extra weight and have found that the rifle shoots just as well provided I rest it just ahead of the magazine. I guess it depends how you use the rifle, since if you are using it at a range then the weight is a non issue, however if you carry it then the weight becomes more of an issue, especially if you end up with a heavy scope.

My own experience with Hogue stocks was not good. It was on a used rifle I bought that the owner could not get to shoot worth a darn.

After trying it and getting 1.5 to 1.7 inch three shot groups, I took it out of the stock and went over it, bore scoped it then bought it.
I sold the stock and put the rifle into a B&C stock with the full aluminum bedding block and it has shot sub 0.5 MOA on average with hand loads
since then, when wind conditions are good.

That Hogue stock was not the fancy one with the aluminum bedding block. I have never shot a rifle bedded on one of those, and they could be all right.