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Gunsmithing Identify Mcmillan butt

2bfarming

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Dec 24, 2007
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This is on an A3 I recently purchased used and am trying to figure out what to do with it. After reviewing the two units that resemble it on the MCM site I would say this is no the same as niether of the plates is grooved for the vertical adjustment. It also appears to have had a round dowel that extended into the stock for an LOP adj. If anyone has one of these could you post pics of the unit so I can fabricate the parts?

This thing is glued on pretty good so its either make parts or cut it off.
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Re: Identify Mcmillan butt

That is the "David Tubb" adjustable butt. You can buy them @ Sinclair and Brownells. One of them charges $10 less.

I just put one on my Manners T5A.
 
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I checked it out but I notice two differences. The cross bolt on the tubb is in the plate that is screwed to the fiberglass. On mine the cross bolt is in a seperate plate.

Also mine is not slotted for vertical adjustment like the tubb is
 
Re: Identify Mcmillan butt

That plate you have laying there on the left gets fastened to the plate that is glued to the stock. Even in the photo, they are 2 seperate plates. You are missing the 2 plates shown here that the recoil pad mounts to. If nobody else chimes in with a pic of it taken apart, I will take mine apart and photo it for you later on.
 
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your correct about missing a plate but one of the two plates I do have would need to be slotted no? Mine are not slotted
 
Re: Identify Mcmillan butt

"That plate you have laying there on the left gets fastened to the plate that is glued to the stock. Even in the photo, they are 2 seperate plates. You are missing the 2 plates shown here that the recoil pad mounts to. If nobody else chimes in with a pic of it taken apart, I will take mine apart and photo it for you later on."

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Re: Identify Mcmillan butt

This is what it looks like fully assembled.
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These are the 2 plates you are missing. They are assembled in this pic.
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Here they are taken apart.
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And the other side.
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