Recent content by Punctilious1

You are absolutely correct - I apologize! Here she is. It's a 7mm Rem Mag:

LOL! I'm definitely going to be using this phrase in the future. Sorry if I came off (or was) that way... This, more or less. :cool: Just so y'all have the exact figures, the stock cost $790, shipped. McMillan did not charge me for the grove enhancement but the invoice accompanying does...

Hi everyone. I wanted to get some thoughts on my recent experience ordering my first quality aftermarket stock - a McMillan. Here are the details: I ordered a custom A3 for my Howa 1500 in 7mm Rem Mag back in December, 2020. My hope was to have it...

Yep; we don't want to make perfection be the enemy of good enough. Look, I get it and I am satisfied now that I have a handful of perspectives on the fix being normal. My first reaction to the repair was that it was not industry standard, but that they were just trying to make the stock work...

Good observation. This is certainly a possibility. Only way to really button such a thing up would be to have the barreled action for fitment. McMillan could ask for that if this issue were prevalent, though, but choose not to.

Yeah, this was certainly an option but honestly I just wanted a close to $1k stock to work well and not be too disfigured by my basement fix haha. I suppose I'm calling it a custom because that's what McMillan calls it. Maybe it truly isn't, which I think is what you're getting at. Fine. In...

Because the amount of contact that that this bolt makes with the comb is quite small, my sense was that the comb shape - the point nearest to the bolt when it is open - could simply be shaped slightly differently to allow for clearance without resorting to such a notch. I understand that I'm...

Hi everyone. I wanted to get some thoughts on my recent experience ordering my first quality aftermarket stock - a McMillan. Here are the details: I ordered a custom A3 for my Howa 1500 in 7mm Rem Mag back in December, 2020. My hope was to have it in time for an aoudad hunt in April, 2021...

Thanks everyone for your replies! After a thorough cleaning of bore and chamber I had the rifle out to the range again yesterday. This time I brought a few different boxes of ammo to try. I learned that it is the Nosler Trophy Grade alone that is giving me the trouble. The others (HSM Trophy...

Hi Everyone - I'm a first-time poster, looking for some advice. I have a new Howa 1500 in 7mm RM. The rifle has up until now (i.e., the last two range sessions) been functioning ok with acceptable accuracy. I have fired approximately 50 rounds through it. During this "break in" period, I...