McMillan or HS Precision?

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I've got an opportunity to pick up either a McMillan A5
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or an HS Precision PST25
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Taking cost out of the equation, which is a better stock, and why?

I'm building a .308 tactical style long range rig...
 
I have both and personally prefer the A-5. Both are good stocks but I find options available for a McMillan stock are greater. For example, colour choices, flush mount cups rather than swivel studs and various adjustable options for the buttstock... More importantly for me, the A-5 fits me better and is more comfortable to shoot than the H-S Precision.
 
I had a buddy that replaced the stocks on his hunting rifles with H-S Precisions and he was happy. I’ve also shot Rem 700 VS’s with H-S Precision stocks and find them quite nice.

However, when I bought my LH Rem 700 BDL in .30-06 last year I picked a McMillan over the H-S Precision for several reasons. The McMillan stock is made up of layers of fiberglass laid down to form a solid stock. The H-S Precision utilizes the aluminum bedding block but has a foam core at the forend. I don’t like that.

The Mcmillan stocks are also guaranteed with a lifetime replacement warranty (something H-S Prec. lacks.)

The McMillan Company claims their stocks don’t require pillar bedding; but they will do so for somebody if they want them.

I paid more for my McMillan and I had to wait for about three months (they custom made it) but it was worth it. If I ever buy or build a target rifle…it will wear a McMillan.

Cheers!
 
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Thanks for the input guys. I held both again today. I think I'm leaning towards the McMillan myself.

I was curious about the aluminum bedding block in the HS. It seems like it would provide a more solid mounting setup. But I can get the A5 pillar bedded easily enough.
 
XRC said:
I was curious about the aluminum bedding block in the HS. It seems like it would provide a more solid mounting setup. But I can get the A5 pillar bedded easily enough.
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Before you get all fired up to pillar bed your McMillan stock, please read this and contact Kelly McMillan if you have any doubts.

“One last item on pillar bedding. I'm often asked by customers who would like to bed their own stock but lack the confidence to try "pillar" bedding, "Do you need pillars?" Because of the construction techniques and materials we use in making our stocks it is not necessary to use pillars. With the exception of benchrest stocks which are almost always glued in and use a lighter fill in the action area than all other stocks, pillars are unnecessary. Test have proven that the materials we use to fill the action area of of stocks have less than 1% compression at 100lb psi. What that means is that there is not way you are going to be able to torque your guards screws tight enough to compress the material under the action. Why do we put them in every bedding job we do when installing our stocks? Because it's state of the art. It's what has become the excepted way to do things. It's not a fad. It is a valuable technique that is necessary when bedding stocks that use a different method of construction (which almost all other synthetic manufacturers do). It's just that with ours it is not really necessary.” Kelly McMillan http://yarchive.net/gun/rifle/pillar_bedding.html



I was all fired up to do it to my stock and after reading that article it doesn’t seem necessary anymore.

Good luck with your setup!
 
I had a McMillan A-5 stock in my hands, then I got hold of a Robertson Composites Ranger stock; I went with the Ranger. I liked it so much that I had him make me one for my T/C Omega.

Another Robertson one that is popular alonmg the lines that yuo are looking at is the Interceptor. He can make the basic stock for you, or he can gear it up with quite a few options.

Another nice thing about his stocks are that they are made here in Ottawa.
 
Get a Robertson.

Neither.

Get a Robertson.

http://www.robertsoncomposites.com/htmlfiles800/RobertsonComposites800.html

Great guy to deal with too!
 
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Get whichever you like best. In terms of quality and performance there is very little difference between the two. I've owned both and just finished building a custom .308 tac rifle using the H.S. Precision. Its a very solid, well built stock.
 
Well, I decided to grab the A5. The nice thing is, I don't have to wait for the stock. :D

Now I just have to figure out which barrel and trigger I want to use.
 
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