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I am now at the point of "stock shopping" for a project based on a post 64 Win Model 70 LA.
I am looking for a synthetic sporter stock with aluminium bedding block.
So far....
Bell/ Carlson, Hogue, and McMillan are attractive. Recoil is expected to be substantial, so I am interested in any experience / opinions anyone has.
Thanks
Thegunnut
 
For best acuracy all of the stocks you have mentioned will need to be bedded. I have shot all my HS stocks unbedded and have been happy enough with the accuracy. I am not going to win any BR matches with them but the guns shoot well enough to hit gophers and coyotes at over 500 yards.

I had a McMillan stock and shot it unbedded for awhile and saw what the rifle would shoot like. When I had the rifle bedded it shot more consistent groups with less unexplained fliers.

I have also used Ian's stocks and they are very nice as well for their intended purposes.

My first vote; give Ian a call and see what he can do for you. Once you buy a stock from Ian you are not going to need to try McMillan or HS stocks and you are supporting fellow Canadians.

Another shameless plug for Robertson Composites Stocks. :D
 
Rohann said:
Troy: BR competition winners = the guy with the most money.

-Rohann
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Not true for any shooting competition. The best shooter that day/week will win. The person that is the most mentally prepared and focused will win with less expensive equipment. It is the nut behind the butt more then the price tag of the gear.
 
I am not sure if Peter Dobson (Hirsch Precision) still deals with HS stocks or not but he was a dealer.

Check with Joe at ### International he probably has some or can get them and maybe Alberta Tactical.

I personally would watch various classified sites and pick up a PSS or a Rem/HS take off. I have had HS stocks and I have looked at the Rem/HS take offs and I cannot tell them apart aside from the amount my bank account balance decreased.
 
maynard said:
Rohann said:
Troy: BR competition winners = the guy with the most money.
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Not true for any shooting competition. The best shooter that day/week will win. The person that is the most mentally prepared and focused will win with less expensive equipment. It is the nut behind the butt more then the price tag of the gear.
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Maynard, Rohann is like 16, which, of course doesn't seem to slow him from pontificating on subjects he really has no experience in.

Go ahead Rohann, tell us how many years of benchrest competion has contributed to the formation of your opinion.
 
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Troy G .... More specific contact ifo would be much appreciated.
Thx Thegunnut

Splatter..... I agree with Maynard. It ain't ALL about money.
MANY years ago when I shot BR, some of the players - McCraken,Nobby Uno (sp) took some pride in showing up with the most horrendous - I assembled this POS last nite looking stuff you ever saw. They won.
It is also kind of about "skakin em in there"
Thegunnut
 
In my post I neither disagreed, nor agreed with Maynard. I was just explaining that it's pretty safe to ignore Rohann.
For the record, I also agree with Maynard.
 
Mr. Gunnut,

Here are some links to check out:

### International- www.################.com

Peter Dobson- www.hirschprecision.com

Rick at Alberta Tactical- www.albertatacticalrifle.com

I am sure there are other places in Canada but these are the ones I know about.

For classified adds check:

ebay

Sniper's Hide Forum- www.snipershide.com

Benchrest Central- www.benchrest.com

Precision Long Range Hunting- www.precisionlongrangehunter.com probably need to sign up to access the page

Long Range Hunting- www.longrangehunting.com

Go Go Varmint Go- www.varminthunters.com/forum/index.shtml

6mmBr.com- www.6mmbr.com/index.html

These are the forums I frequent and check out. Maybe need to post a WTB ad and see if you get takers.

Good Luck.
 
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I have more money tied up in gun gear than I care to admit. I have been called a gun whore by my wife and other family members. Last silhouette shoot I went to I got my ass handed to me, if the rest of the competitors had only realized how much I had spent I am sure I would have done better :D ;)
 
Splatter said:
In my post I neither disagreed, nor agreed with Maynard. I was just explaining that it's pretty safe to ignore Rohann.
For the record, I also agree with Maynard.
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Sorry that was sorta out of line. F-Class usually is though. It's still fun, but that's mainly what it comes down to. I beat an experience rifle shooter in an F-Class competition because I was borrowing a better rifle than he had. You can have anything short of a vice. I'm still not much of a BR fan myself though.

-Rohann
 
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F Class competition is intense. To do well in a big match, you have to have first rate equipment AND know how to use it.
 
Sorry I shouldn't generalize, I've never shot in a large competition before, so I wouldn't know how things go there, but personally I'd much rather do something that involves different challenges and positions. The F-Class competition I shot in went to the guy with the nicest equipment, which I found wasn't too exciting (the match only went to 500m though, so I think it would probably get more interesting after that). It does take skill, but there are virtually no limits as to what can be used.

-Rohann
 
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Huge money equipment can, but does not always mean the most accurate.
Top quality gear does , in the hands of a skilled user make harder tasks, easier.
This can relate to most sports. The best shooting gear in the world can not make a blind man, with poor breathing and trigger skills , a winning shooter.
Like any skill it is attained through training and honed by practice, good gear is only then really appreciated for what it is capable of.
 
The guy with the nicest equipment didn't win because it looked good. He won because that day or weekend or week he was the better shooter.
Just because a guy shoots and RPA or Nesika action does not make him the winner. I shoot a state of the art target rifle and have had my ass handed to me by guys shooting a Musgrave. Not because they have a better rifle, but because they were the better shooter that day/weekend/week. It is tough to buy points.
 
That's true, it's not all about the money, but what I mean is, the F-Class I shot wasn't long range so there wasn't too much physics involved, and there are no limits. You can have literally anything short of a vice (I think you could probably use a vice if you wanted to). You have to know how to use it, of course, but it's not mainly skill. You don't need nearly the amount of skill that it takes to win a TR-Class match or a Service Rifle match. Keep in mind I'm talking about the matches I shot in which weren't out to long range.

-Rohann
 
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