Apa bottom metal vs Hawkins dbm!!

[Joko111]

I’m looking into which bottom metal to order for my manners pro hunter stock, currently looking at the apa and Hawkins, any advice from those who have used both ?

 

[drifter308]

I have the APA Paragon with APA bottom metal and I also have Hawkins on another. I like them both. They are both good. With the APA you can run AW and AI mags, at least on my riffle.

 

[swampbuck]

Looks like APA has dropped their price on the RTG from $275 down to $220. This puts them very competitive. Can't go wrong with either. I have both. No complaints.

 

[powdahound76]

Have had both.

Both worked great and without issue.

APA was a few years back, so no side by side comparisons.

1 DBM stands out and above to me, that is KMW.

The rest of the Aluminum ones I have used worked great without issues.
CDI
PTG (m5, never tried their “stealth” and now they suck to bad to order from)
Badger
Hawkins
Surgeon
APA.

The KMW and Terry Cross are a step above IMO.