New stock for new rig

[matt_3479]

So my latest build is on its way back from the smith as of today and hoping it will be here end of next week. Unfortunately I'm not set on stock. I had received a McMillan htg adj with Hawkins bottom metal for a great price but I'm not 100% sure on it. This rifle will be my main purpose coyote rifle. It will see a good amount of use from October till April basically. Would like it to be decently light, but sturdy. No chassis as while this rifle was in the works a few of my rigs in chassis came out and it is 0 fun in sub 0 temps lol.

 

[Rick Richard]

McMillan Game Warden or Manners EH1 are a couple of good choices that I like/use.

 

[Deleted member 115360]

What's your budget range for the stock?

I'm a big fan of the more expensive Grayboe stocks. That Ridgeback is hard to bear for hunting from a fixed position.

 

[matt_3479]

What's your budget range for the stock?

I'm a big fan of the more expensive Grayboe stocks. That Ridgeback is hard to bear for hunting from a fixed position.

I never overly thought about budget to be honest. I don't mind spending money as long as it's what I want or if it's not 4 years wait time lol. Something like the gunwerks stocks are very difficult to find in Canada so they are probably out.
Was thinking maybe trying an ag, manners prs2 as I love my prs1t, McMillan game warden, or manners eh5.

 

[DSheetz]

Your remark of it being what you want is 100% on it really doesn't make any difference what I like or what fits me it needs to fit you and feel good to you or you will never be really happy with your rifle and the rest of the money you spent on the build is kind of just thrown away . If you have a stock that feels good to you and fits you well you may just consider trying to get the same feel and fit on this one and you then can shoot this one better then if it doesn't feel and fit well . Just my thoughts it's your money spend it the way you want to .

 

[Sako28]

My very first custom rifle has a HTG Adj. It is a great all purpose stock. Thousands of Marine snipers can't be wrong....

 

[Deleted member 115360]

My very first custom rifle has a HTG Adj. It is a great all purpose stock. Thousands of Marine snipers can't be wrong....

Clearly a fine stock, but as a former Army sniper I can tell you that they never asked us what stocks we wanted. That stuff is done on a bid system with a bunch of officers and civilians who have never done the job making the decisions.

Ask any sniper current or former about the dumpster fire that is the m110.

 

[Northkill]

I never overly thought about budget to be honest. I don't mind spending money as long as it's what I want or if it's not 4 years wait time lol. Something like the gunwerks stocks are very difficult to find in Canada so they are probably out.
Was thinking maybe trying an ag, manners prs2 as I love my prs1t, McMillan game warden, or manners eh5.

I like the EH5 and the T5A - kind of a thumb-hole guy myself. But also really like my Gunwerks stocks.

Manners T5A Stocks

Manners T5A Stocks

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[matt_3479]

My very first custom rifle has a HTG Adj. It is a great all purpose stock. Thousands of Marine snipers can't be wrong....

The htg adj is what it will sit in until I decide on for a replacement. I prefer a more vertical grip. I currently have krg whiskey 3, bravo, mpa ba comp, McMillan a5, manners prs1t, manners eh5a, ans with all of them being vertical grips, my htg adj and my old hs precision stock doesn't feel right any more

 

[BrentM]

Why not do the XLR carbon chassis? I understand a chassis can be cold but I hunt all winter and would never change. Besides you can easily add a film of neoprene to the touch areas that mitigates any cold spots against any bare skin. When the temps get low enough the metal bugs me I am gloved and face covered anyway so it doesn't really matter. I think the XLR might worth a look.

 

[DSheetz]

Now that we are no longer in the military we can fit our rifles to us not us to them and that makes for a better time shooting them . I can see where the newer designs of the stocks have good merit , the chassis has a nice pistol grip but would be colder then I would like in sub zero weather . Some of the adjustable stocks have been well thought out and some not so much , some of the other stock designs are a great improvement over say the old rem. 788 that was kind of like a 2x4 carved out to fit the actions . With the use of synthetics or laminates plus the differing designs we now have to select from the world of stocks has much improved and if we take our time to feel them , raise a few of them we can now have a good feeling and fitting rifle for our own use . Good luck and enjoy your search for your new stock then let us know what stock you decided on and why you made that choice please .

 

[BrentM]

Now that we are no longer in the military we can fit our rifles to us not us to them and that makes for a better time shooting them . I can see where the newer designs of the stocks have good merit , the chassis has a nice pistol grip but would be colder then I would like in sub zero weather . Some of the adjustable stocks have been well thought out and some not so much , some of the other stock designs are a great improvement over say the old rem. 788 that was kind of like a 2x4 carved out to fit the actions . With the use of synthetics or laminates plus the differing designs we now have to select from the world of stocks has much improved and if we take our time to feel them , raise a few of them we can now have a good feeling and fitting rifle for our own use . Good luck and enjoy your search for your new stock then let us know what stock you decided on and why you made that choice please .

You can get a rubber coated pistol grip without issue. Here is mine I set up for the light chassis build. The check rise on this rifle is to the right and its plastic. It can be coated but I have no issue with it as is but the coldest I've hunted in is -10.

 

[DSheetz]

Nice and the improvements continue . Does the cheek riser seem slick or does it not let you slip on it ? I tend to like the blackhawk pistol grip that is rubberized .

 

[matt_3479]

Why not do the XLR carbon chassis? I understand a chassis can be cold but I hunt all winter and would never change. Besides you can easily add a film of neoprene to the touch areas that mitigates any cold spots against any bare skin. When the temps get low enough the metal bugs me I am gloved and face covered anyway so it doesn't really matter. I think the XLR might worth a look.

chassis are just out for me on a coyote rig. 90% of my coyote hunting is done in temps floating between 0 and -25 with wind chills. I've tried my krg whiskey 3 with polymer grips, the mpa ba comp with the soft cheek piece (stays warm) and there grip isn't terrible but the entire thing is freezing and it's just miserable after a while. I'd much rather a stock on my coyote rifle.

something like my moose rifle or deer is different. I hunt in temps from + 20 degrees to -15 degrees, but mainly float around the -3 to + 8 so it's not so bad