Mcmillan Hunter's edge. Your thoughts?
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I have both Wildcats and McMillan Edges. All said and done, the wildcat isn't going to save you any money or weight, unless you can do the inletting, bedding, recoil pad, and paint job yourself.
Personally, I think I might like how the mcmillan fits/feels to me a little more, however I like to support the Made in Canada, so really, at the end of the day, probably a toss up.
Because you can’t just inlet another action type into a stock built for a Remington 700. The classic McMillan is a mold off of the Remington Classic stock.
The stock blank can be inlet for the other action. The depth and width of a m70 stock should be similar to the model 700.
Sure the bolt handle cut out, action screw spacing and all the rest of that is specific. But that's what they do at McMillan. The hunters edge pattern(compact) fits both the model 70 and 700. So it is possible to inlet Remington actions into Winchester stocks and vice versa. If they were wanting to do it. Like they've done with the Sako Hunter pattern into the other actions.
Yes I'm aware that they named the Classic based on Remington's OEM Classic stock. Didn't think that needed clarification.
The tang angle and receiver depth are different between those two actions. The compact molds are different between the two. It is not the same mold just simply inlet for both receivers. Yes the conversion can be done and McMillan used to swap inlets, but it caused more problems than it was worth.
McMillan could inlet a m70 for different stocks but chooses not to. This is to Echols benefit.
Tang angle, receiver depth can all be dealt with the inlet job.
You said you can't inlet another action into a stock made for a 700. Now you say the conversion can be done. I'm not sure it's worth going any further here.
Oops my bad.
KS Arms in Edmonton will charge you $1000 for a completed wildcat stock bedded I believe. Don't quote me on it but that's a very good estimate. I don't know what a McMillan runs.
Call McMillan and ask them genius. Or order a 700 Classic and convert it. Anything is possible with enough marine Tex or Bondo. Echols has nothing to do with it.
As a lefty I’ve researched this 100 times.
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I have used two McMillan Hunter Edge stocks both on Remington 700 LA, Ive used about 30 Wildcat stocks, McMillan stocks are very nice stocks for sure, but in my humble opinion I find the Wildcat slightly better and about 2 oz lighter for the same application, I had two identical 280AI rifles built on Rem 700 actions with 26" Benchmark barrels, same triggers just the stocks were different,
I found the McMillan had a slightly different recoil and a bit more muzzle jump while the Wildcat handled the recoil better, again just my opinion and observation with both at the range shooting the same factory ammo,
my gunsmith prefers the construction of the Wildcat over the McMillan, says the fill quality is better to work with in the Wildcat and is stiffer in the fore end, really both are excellent stocks but you will wait about 1 to 2 weeks to receive a Wildcat (Alberta) and 6 months to a year if you order a McMillan (USA) , in the end both cost about the same to be finished, If I can have the same or better quality stock built in Canada Ill take it.........not to mention Wildcat Stu is first class to deal with.
Post what I edited. I’m fine with that.
Do you have any insight into the Model 70 being inlet into a Remington 700 stock? Point out where I’m wrong and I’ll happily apologize for misleading you. Or “knowing it all”.
I wasn't talking about that specifically. Just wanted to let others in the thread know you have a habit of coming out looking like a ridiculous pompous fool.
OP if you're looking for a model 70 here you go.
http://wildcatcomposites.com/winchester.html#features10-23
You won't regret it.
That’s what I’m talking about on this thread specifically.
Chuck is correct about the stocks. The tang angle difference isn’t just an easy inletting or bedding adjustment. Not to mention as he said the depth differences.
Whether you like each other or not doesn’t change the facts.
Re Echols, why do you think he offers both the Legend and Shrike stocks?
Whether you like each other or not doesn’t change the facts.
Re Echols, why do you think he offers both the Legend and Shrike stocks?
