Opinion: Hogue Stock

Zey

Zey

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I keep hearing people bashing the hogue stock on the 700 tactical. I think it's ok... is it? I sometimes think of getting a new stock... Have I just never tasted the greener grass on the other side of the fence?

My uses for the gun include bench shooting with a rear bag and bipod, varmint hunting.... and of course! Display! I like stuff that looks cool.
 
I had one. Decent stock, but too flexible in the forearm. I ended up bedding two metal rods into the forend, full length to stiffen it up. Before doing so, the forend would touch the barrel when it was on a front rest. Afterwards, it was good to go....just my two cents...
 
Hogue also makes that same stock with an aluminum bedding-block/spine. It's a bit heavier but very nice. I love the feel of these stocks. The soft, almost tacky rubber does, however, show every scuff, scrape, and piece of dirt imaginable.
 
well if you are satisfied with the look, feel and results of the gun why would you change it.
im satisfied with mine,althouth if some one has a mcmillan A5 to give all take it, other than that the hogue will stay
 
I quite like them too...I may eventually put some stiffener matl' into the forearm on my tactical (as described above) but the ones I've used have been great! :)
 
I think an over moulded stock is a good choice for a hunting rifle, particularly for use in a wet environment, but a target rifle should have a rigid stock made out of dense straight wood, laminate, or fiberglass. There have been experimental stocks made from aluminum, but I have no experience with these.

Anyone who has a dog will find another disadvantage of the Hogue stock, its a hair magnet.
 
I have a couple of TC Icon Weathershields that came with Hogue stocks. They have the "full" length alum bedding block that is the same length as the action. As mentioned, they scuff easily, but are nice to carry. They seem to yield reasonable accuracy for a "sporter" style stock. The forestock is very flexible but I am not convinced that it has a major effect on accuracy...both shoot sub 3/4MOA (closer to the 1/2MOA end) which is about as good as can be expected from a typical sporter (at least when I am behind it). Perhaps this is because the bullet has long left the barrel by the time the forestock flexes under recoil?
 
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