Let’s talk carbon fiber stocks

[wolf34]

I’m building a lightweight hunting rifle. 7prc defiance action, what are yalls thoughts between Peak 44 Bastion, Pure Precision Altitude or McMillan gamewarden stocks. I want a vertical grip and I’m not a fan of chassis’. Anyone have experience with these?

 

[tacoman69]

The bastion is decent design just has a pretty short lop at 13.25 and you have to bed it. The pure precision is a poor design the Monte Carlo drop in heel increases muzzle flip and felt recoil. If you want a McMillan get the mountain tracker LR. its plug and play and a McMillan so you know it'll be quality and the negative comb above bore is going to be easier to control and help reduce muzzle flip/reduce felt recoil. It's also a little heavier than the other two which will be better in a magnum imo.

 

[Maurygold]

Manners w mini chassis by a mile for carbon stocks

 

[4O6shootist]

The McMillan Mtn Tracker LR is a fantastic stock. The ergos are lil different with the negative comb and near flat toe line but they shoot amazing.

Trying to go light as possible, the bastion is a solid choice. Manners with a mini chassis, the few I've had did benefit from a skim bedding. One the mini chassis was crooked to the barrel channel, so it was sent back. I would go McMillan over Manners and I've had several of both.

If it's strictly a hunting rig for a manners, I prefer the pro hunter without mini chassis and doing a pillar bed is going to be the lightest most multi purpose config. I'd still take a Mtn tracker LR over all them.

UM rokstok, ugly as F, very very shootable, tracks just a lil better than the Mtn tracker lr due to the 0° toe line, but availability is poor and fit and finish are not always as they should be as they're made by stockys. They're much more affordable tho.

 

[Codypage76]

I have a MCS PRS1 and a MDT HNT 26. Both are very light. HNT is substantially lighter. The Manners sucks up recoil a lot better in my 7SS. If I am shooting a 308BF I am going HNT for the weight savings. If a Magnum is in order I would go with a MCS.

 

[wind gypsy]

The McMillan Mtn Tracker LR is a fantastic stock. The ergos are lil different with the negative comb and near flat toe line but they shoot amazing.

Trying to go light as possible, the bastion is a solid choice. Manners with a mini chassis, the few I've had did benefit from a skim bedding. One the mini chassis was crooked to the barrel channel, so it was sent back. I would go McMillan over Manners and I've had several of both.

If it's strictly a hunting rig for a manners, I prefer the pro hunter without mini chassis and doing a pillar bed is going to be the lightest most multi purpose config. I'd still take a Mtn tracker LR over all them.

UM rokstok, ugly as F, very very shootable, tracks just a lil better than the Mtn tracker lr due to the 0° toe line, but availability is poor and fit and finish are not always as they should be as they're made by stockys. They're much more affordable tho.

What he said.

I have kind of been jonesin for a MDT CRBN too..

Rokstoks might be open for orders still so if you want one of those id make it quick.

 

[4O6shootist]

What he said.

I have kind of been jonesin for a MDT CRBN too..

Rokstoks might be open for orders still so if you want one of those id make it quick.

The Mtn tracker has a flat forend to barrel, the crbn is slanted, bedded Mtn tracker is 5-6oz lighter than crbn, Mtn tracker has a full profile heel, VS the bag hook of crbn. This is a disadvantage when using Tripod rear, have to have Tripod just right for interfacing the crbn. I have both. I shot my 12# rifle in a Mtn tracker in a match this last weekend, as well as my 6gt match rifle that was 2x heavier. I only dropped 3 more shots with the light gun. Mtn Tracker is the real deal. For nrl hunter I just wish it was a touch longer in the forend.

 

[wind gypsy]

The Mtn tracker has a flat forend to barrel, the crbn is slanted, bedded Mtn tracker is 5-6oz lighter than crbn, Mtn tracker has a full profile heel, VS the bag hooded of crbn. This is a disadvantage when using Tripod rear, have to have Tripod just right for interfacing the crbn. I have both. I shot my 12# rifle in a Mtn tracker in a match this last weekend, as well as my 6gt match rifle that was 2x heavier. I only dropped 3 more shots with the light gun. Mtn Tracker is the real deal. For nrl hunter I just wish it was a touch longer in the forend.

Could probably just put a longer ARCA rail on it that went past the fore end? I was considering doing that on a non-scalloped rokstok.

 

[Geno C.]

Have you held a manners lrh? The grip is pretty vertical.

 

[4O6shootist]

Could probably just put a longer ARCA rail on it that went past the fore end? I was considering doing that on a non-scalloped rokstok.

The front end being scalloped as it, similar to a rokstok, it'd need be milled and somewhat specialized for the Mtn tracker, prob not that difficult of a thing to do, I'll look into this!

 

[KYAggie]

I have a Peak 44 Bastion with an Origin short action and 20” 300 WSM barrel. It’s new to me, but I really like it so far. Bedding was easy and its silly light. Peak 44 is also very responsive with questions via email or phone which is nice these days. I had this barreled action in a weighted KRG-B for load development and only recently put it in the Bastion and was surprised to find the recoil not being bad at all for the weight drop and it grouped better. That’s a win win. I’ve held a Gamewarden at Bruno’s and it was nice. I have no experience with the others.

Good luck with your choice.

 

[Secant]

I'd look at:

Manners LRH NV
Manners EH-1
TS Custom KS1
McMillan Mountain Tracker LR
Foundation Ezekiel (maybe)

 

[MDT_Josh]

As a note: CRBN's just re-opened for backorder and we have a HUUUUUUGE push on manufacturing these now!

 

[powdahound76]

My 3 favorites are Manners EH1, McMillan Game Warden (not the 2.0), and the pure Precision. Probably EH1 first by a hair and a tie for 2nd for the other two.
Pillar bed, no mini chassis is my go to with the EH1.

Despite what people may say, for me, those 3 stocks are very comfortable to get behind, comfortable shooting, and have proved to deliver excellent results for me on paper and steel at distance as well as on game.

 

[4O6shootist]

My 3 favorites are Manners EH1, McMillan Game Warden (not the 2.0), and the pure Precision. Probably EH1 first by a hair and a tie for 2nd for the other two.
Pillar bed, no mini chassis is my go to with the EH1.

Despite what people may say, for me, those 3 stocks are very comfortable to get behind, comfortable shooting, and have proved to deliver excellent results for me on paper and steel at distance as well as on game.

I agree the eh1 is a great classic stock. Anything with a heel drop from comb line(pure precision for example, have had 3) plus the large angle toe line at bottom of butt, promotes muzzle rise and poor bag tracking in my use. Flatter the better for me.

 

[KYAggie]

Looks like MDT has a new one coming out if you can wait until the Black Friday sale…….

All kidding aside, I’m sure it quality product.

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