Vanguard Stock Upgrade

I've put a couple rifles on b&c stocks and would recommend them.
I have a beige w black on vanguard 22-250, and get compliments on its looks often.
Also shoots very well
 
Dosing said:
If you want wood look at Richards microfit stocks, they have lots of choices from down-right ugly to classic stocks in walnut.
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One of the nicest wood stocks I ever had came from them but I did this well over a decade ago.
It wasn’t on a Vanguard but an old Mauser 96 and the amount of work to get it into what it became was substantial…when it showed up it looked like it was carved with a chainsaw…in the end, and with considerable effort/expense it’s downright beautiful and has lasted without issue so I’m considering doing another one on Sako 75 and/or a Vanguard but have to ask;
Have you bought one recently and if so how was the surface finish of the exposed wood and how well did it fit the Vanguard with the advertised 99% press fit inlet?
 
wasrupzuk said:
One of the nicest wood stocks I ever had came from them but I did this well over a decade ago.
It wasn’t on a Vanguard but an old Mauser 96 and the amount of work to get it into what it became was substantial…when it showed up it looked like it was carved with a chainsaw…in the end, and with considerable effort/expense it’s downright beautiful and has lasted without issue so I’m considering doing another one on Sako 75 and/or a Vanguard but have to ask;
Have you bought one recently and if so how was the surface finish of the exposed wood and how well did it fit the Vanguard with the advertised 99% press fit inlet?
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I bought a marksman in walnut not long ago. Bought it unfinished and had a local smith bed it, and put a finish on it. Really nice from Richards, the smith screwed up one piece of it, but great looking stock, nice walnut, pillar bedded, finished etc, all in well under 1k. I could have bedded, and finished it, but i am lazy, so that cost me about 600$. The prices from richards are really good i find. I seem to buy one every two years.
 
wasrupzuk said:
One of the nicest wood stocks I ever had came from them but I did this well over a decade ago.
It wasn’t on a Vanguard but an old Mauser 96 and the amount of work to get it into what it became was substantial…when it showed up it looked like it was carved with a chainsaw…in the end, and with considerable effort/expense it’s downright beautiful and has lasted without issue so I’m considering doing another one on Sako 75 and/or a Vanguard but have to ask;
Have you bought one recently and if so how was the surface finish of the exposed wood and how well did it fit the Vanguard with the advertised 99% press fit inlet?
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Going B&C. Because. 🙂
 
Dosing said:
I have had two 1500s with b&c stocks, they are nice enough, but there are lots of other makers. HS precision do a nice one, prophet river carries them, brown precision also do nice one, if a little pricier.
If you want wood look at Richards microfit stocks, they have lots of choices from down-right ugly to classic stocks in walnut.
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Where are Richards available?
 
I’ve had a few B&C on vanguards but only the “weatherby styled” models. I never cared for them. Heavy and chunky. Currently have a McMillan Sako hunter on my only vanguard left and it’s really good.

I’d look in to all other options before buying a B&C
 
Sask_Hunter said:
I’ve had a few B&C on vanguards but only the “weatherby styled” models. I never cared for them. Heavy and chunky. Currently have a McMillan Sako hunter on my only vanguard left and it’s really good.

I’d look in to all other options before buying a B&C
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Thanks for the reply. Actually, the Vanguard is not a light rifle to begin with, so a bit more mass, and some added chunkiness, will not be a problem as this will be a rifle used stationary on watch. I have light rifles for walkabout. 🙂
 
Sorry for the late reply, usually on other hobbies during the Summer, so I’m catching up on here.

Anywho.. Just recently sold a V2 with a B&C Stock. All in by my scale it was 8.1Lbs scoped. I found it an ideal weight with Wby’s #2 profile bbl and being a .300Wby
 
I have a vanguard 30-06 with a b&c (weatherby style which shoulders and fits great) a vortex viper 2.5-10 and talley lightweights and it weighs 8lbs 8oz. No complaints at all.
 
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