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How comfortable is that MDT CRBN to carry will the full length arca?
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Since 2018 ARCALOCK has been growing in popularity, with tens of thousands of rails on rifles around the world. In that time, the only complaint people have had is “it’s not the most comfortable thing to hold onto” (with my soft, weak hands). So, we’re listening. Injection molded in Toledo, OH...
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It's about like a regular stock. The edges of the arca aren't sharp like a machined aluminum rail would be.
Yeah I’ve see those. Hopefully wouldn’t have to add one to an almost $2k stock though.ARCALOCK Rail Covers
Since 2018 ARCALOCK has been growing in popularity, with tens of thousands of rails on rifles around the world. In that time, the only complaint people have had is “it’s not the most comfortable thing to hold onto” (with my soft, weak hands). So, we’re listening. Injection molded in Toledo, OH...
Any chance you ever held a HNT26 with the built in arca ? Do they feel similar
Been a while since I've had my hands on a HNT26. Roughly the same. Not really ant sharp edges on either one.
I have a Hnt26 and mdt crbn. I don't find one VS the other any more comfortable to carry around single handed in front of mag well. The forend body is wider on the CRBN so I think you notice the arca a bit less. I wish the CRBN would have had the forend and toe line of buttstock, and bag hook area, parallel to one another and parallel to the bore. Flat flat flat equals flat recoil tracking. I did have a friend 3d print a flat bag rider for the hnt 26, and it's helped improve shootability and stability prone and using a Tripod for rear support.
If they come up on sale on MDTs next Black Friday I might be tempted
yeah I’d love a CRBN with a McMillan mountain tracker LR toe.
Mtn tracker is still a 3° toe line I believe, I have a few of them, great stock. The only stock that has a negative comb, flat toe to a flat forend is the Rokstok to my knowledge. I have some of those too, they do shoot great, but f me are they ugly. Price point is very good tho, but the McMillan Mtn Tracker LR comes with flush cups, integrated arca, better fit/finish, and they are generally 2-3 oz lighter than the rokstok, also near 2x the price.
I almost went with the rokstock but I didn’t like that they didn’t have the flush cups and integrated arca and that they made them for small fingers. McMillan mtn tracker is pretty much perfect for me as far as ergos goes but I’m always open to try something new.
On the subject of negative combs, I'm still irritated manners didn't make the new pro pack folder with a pronounced negative comb and a fixed elevated cheek rest being that cleaning rod access wouldn't be a problem with the folder. Would have been awesome to have a light hunting stock with an elevated butt pad above bore centerline and a negative comb to keep the bore center down closer to your shoulder along with a fixed elevated cheek rest to easily use 1.5" scope rings and still have a decent cheek weld while also having direct cleaning rod access.
You may be on to something with the "ugly" comment though, maybe manners went with a more traditional butt on the pro pack folder because a pronounced negative comb would have looked ugly to most buyers and hurt sales, lol
Maybe they'll release an updated version at some point...
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@Kiba, If the pro pack folder had a flat toe, negative comb with zero heel drop, it'd been near the perfect hunting setup. And for that ridiculous $1600 price, it should have been the perfect stock, but no it's just a pro hunter with a folder. But it's manners, I didn't expect something legitimately new or revolutionary, they stayed inside their traditional lanes.
This is a fantastic rifle build. Do you know if the MDT VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT BUTTPAD is compatible with this chassis? I think having that vertical adjustability would be nice. I am still trying to select a chassis for my rifle build. Did you have to modify the chassis for the action to fit properly?
Pretty certain the screw hole pattern on crbn are the same as the hnt26, which does take the vertical adj butt pad assembly.
No idea about the butted.
I’ll have to admit I initially panicked about fitting. The adjustment screw for the trigger hanger was hitting a “cross bar”. After getting everything the trigger installed and adjusted it dropped right in.
Update on conical breech adapter….
Swapping to a heavier profile barrel on my CDG. Picked up a Shilen bull barrel from NSS and went to spin it on tonight. Does not headspace.
When measuring with no go gauge, it appears that the gauge sits .048” deeper into the Shilen barrel than with the shouldered Mausingfield takeoff barrel I had on before. Both the barrels are chambered in 6.5 creedmoor.
I’m going to run without the adapter and see how it feeds, but wanted to let everyone know that at least with this combination the conical breech washer prevents the Savage prefit from achieving proper headspace. YMMV.
Mike
Swapping to a heavier profile barrel on my CDG. Picked up a Shilen bull barrel from NSS and went to spin it on tonight. Does not headspace.
When measuring with no go gauge, it appears that the gauge sits .048” deeper into the Shilen barrel than with the shouldered Mausingfield takeoff barrel I had on before. Both the barrels are chambered in 6.5 creedmoor.
I’m going to run without the adapter and see how it feeds, but wanted to let everyone know that at least with this combination the conical breech washer prevents the Savage prefit from achieving proper headspace. YMMV.
Mike
when I was using my 6.5 creed nuke barrel on my CDG, I found that the 147eldm feed much better than the Lapua Scenar 136/139. Even the Berger 140 wouldn’t feed great unless I ran the bolt really hard.
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