Magpul Hunter Stock worth it?

[pirate604]

I have a Ruger American Ranch G2 that I am planning on setting up like a scout rifle. I am not a big fan of the stock though. I am considering a Magpul Hunter stock as I don't want to add too much weight and I am not interested in a chassis for this gun.
Is the MP Hunter worth it?

 

[Can-down]

What caliber is your gun and which magazines do you want to use with it? The Ruger stocks use AICS pattern magazines.
The new Hunter lite Stock looks pretty nice...

 

[pirate604]

It's a Ranch in 556 so STANAG mags. The hunter lite was my first thought but it doesn't look like it will be available with the STANAG magwell.

 

[True Shadows]

I have a Hunter stock on my 10/22. It's "ok" but not great. I've been looking at the new MDT Field stock. A little more expensive but it's leagues better.

 

[GIGGIDY]

I have a Hunter stock on my American Ranch(Gen 1 rotary mag) in .223. It's a big improvement over the Ruger stock, much more solid. I initially had issues with feeding from MDT AICS mags, the bolt would not pick up rounds from the mag reliably. I somewhat solved this by modifying the MDT mag so it seated slightly deeper, but it still wasn't 100% reliable. I waited until the MagPul .223 AICS mags came out, and they solved all my issues. I also found the .25 cheek riser too tall for my ring and scope setup, but solved this with a .00 cheek riser from a MagPul SGA shotgun stock.

I will say it is heavier than the original stock but I think it's worth it.

 

[Beeron]

I owned a magpul stock for my ruger ranch briefly.
It was a marginal improvement on the factory stock in terms of accuracy but in my opinion, way too heavy for the meager gains.

I stiffened the forend of my factory stock and it ended up being much the same.

I have since migrated all my ranch rifles to the MDT LSS XL which cant be much heavier than the magpul and is much more ergo. Collapsible stock, m-lok channels, stanag magwell,

But if i take it hunting, it goes back in the factory stock cuz its crazy light.