DartonJager
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I own a M700 Stainless Synthetic in 338 WM with DBM that is for a 100% factory gun very, very accurate, at least in my opinion. I bought this gun to use for elk hunting and successfully took three very nice bulls including my best ever.
I had bought this rifle before I new much about rifles back in the early 1990's. I would shoot a bunch of nice little groups at 100, 300, 400 and even 500 yards then get an occasional flyer I simply couldn't at that time explain. That is until I discovered the internet and found out just how much most factory synthetic stocks can flex when shooting especially when using a sling.
Once I found out about the stock flexing and how to avoid it, my flyers basically vanished. Well I would like to upgrade that rifles stock to either a laminated wood or a better synthetic stock.
Unfortunately for the rifle it has a detachable box magazine and that limits my selection to only three different stocks. I'm also limited to how much I'm willing to spend. I searched the net as extensively as the search engines allow, and found only these three stocks. They also are about what I can afford to spend, so if anyone knows of other stocks that I'm unaware of but cost $400 and above thank you but they are effectively out of my price range.
So far all I found that work with DBM were:
#1-Hogue synthetic with a full length aluminum bedding block
#2-B&C synthetic also with a full length aluminum bedding block
#3-Boyds laminated wood stock.
Which ever I buy I will shoot it first and if I don't achieve at least accuracy equal to what I know the rifle is capable of, I will then have it class bedded by a great smith that lives with in reasonable driving distance from my home. I'm not at all concerned about the stock adding weight with in reason as this rifle now serves as a back up to my T3 Lite. I'm also only interested in stocks designed for a hunting application.
Looking for first hand experienced based input if at all possible. I have amassed 22 BP's for Utah LE elk and will be going within the next two or three years and would like to bring this rifle as my back up so a new stiffer stock is well warranted.
Thanks,
Art.
I had bought this rifle before I new much about rifles back in the early 1990's. I would shoot a bunch of nice little groups at 100, 300, 400 and even 500 yards then get an occasional flyer I simply couldn't at that time explain. That is until I discovered the internet and found out just how much most factory synthetic stocks can flex when shooting especially when using a sling.
Once I found out about the stock flexing and how to avoid it, my flyers basically vanished. Well I would like to upgrade that rifles stock to either a laminated wood or a better synthetic stock.
Unfortunately for the rifle it has a detachable box magazine and that limits my selection to only three different stocks. I'm also limited to how much I'm willing to spend. I searched the net as extensively as the search engines allow, and found only these three stocks. They also are about what I can afford to spend, so if anyone knows of other stocks that I'm unaware of but cost $400 and above thank you but they are effectively out of my price range.
So far all I found that work with DBM were:
#1-Hogue synthetic with a full length aluminum bedding block
#2-B&C synthetic also with a full length aluminum bedding block
#3-Boyds laminated wood stock.
Which ever I buy I will shoot it first and if I don't achieve at least accuracy equal to what I know the rifle is capable of, I will then have it class bedded by a great smith that lives with in reasonable driving distance from my home. I'm not at all concerned about the stock adding weight with in reason as this rifle now serves as a back up to my T3 Lite. I'm also only interested in stocks designed for a hunting application.
Looking for first hand experienced based input if at all possible. I have amassed 22 BP's for Utah LE elk and will be going within the next two or three years and would like to bring this rifle as my back up so a new stiffer stock is well warranted.
Thanks,
Art.