Re: Bell and Carlson M40 stocks?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: okiefired</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rrflyer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The B&C stocks are foam coated in a thin plastic shell. I dunno what happens when you crack that shell and lose the structural support of it. </div></div>
rrflyer, you may well be very knowledgable about stocks of all kinds but I think most with experience about this particular line quit listening to what you had to say on this thread after you said this. If you think it would be this easy to destroy this stock, how bout posting a vid of what it takes to crack the "thin plastic shell" and "lose the structural support of it". I'm sure it can be done but some, like me, would just like to see what it would take to do it. I promise, it will take a lot more than just falling against a tree or knocking it off the bench. BTW, remember, we're talkin about a $200 stock so please dont waste all of our time by comparing it to a Mac.
okie </div></div>
Be happy if you wanna spot me the couple hundred bucks!
But thats the first thought I had when I got my hands on the stock. I dunno if its a true concern or not....Time will tell with that.
I can tell you the "hand laid kevlar shell" is very thin. My stock had a few paint runs/bubbles in the barrel channel that I removed with a razor blade. I slipped once and it went right through.
Dont try and paint me into the fanboy corner as the A5 and Adjustable HTG McMillan weren't perfect either and i dont own either of them anymore.
The M40 stock is comfortable and it fixes the cheek weld problems I had the McMillan HTG. It also feels like the handgrip area is longer than the HTG as well which feels better.