McMillan Stock Arrived!! :)

[Yowie]

My new McMillan stock has finally rocked up and because I bought it from their inventory (because I'm impatient and wanted it now) and I've found out that it was designed to suit a 1.250" barrel and I have a .650" barrel.

Can the stock be packed up or should I buy a barrel to suit?

 

[Captain Kirk]

What barrel contour is it cut for. it wouldn't be a 1.250 straight taper. It should say on the specs what the barrel channel/contour is on the stock

 

[Lrdchaos]

.650 is pretty small. Buy a bigger barrel and get some girth going on.

 

[JoshcBoucher]

You're definetley going to have good air flow around that barrel.

 

[sgtsmmiii]

Wrap a couple of layers of tape around the barrel to allow for a slight free float once removed, fill the barrel channel with Devcon and rock on.

 

[roggom]

Well there should be no doubt of a free float with that one. How did you end up with such a deep barrel channel? Was it intentional?

 

[Scooter64]

I'd return it and wait the six months and get what you want.

 

[Yowie]

What barrel contour is it cut for. it wouldn't be a 1.250 straight taper. It should say on the specs what the barrel channel/contour is on the stock

Hey mate, I says it's for a kreiger HV B/C barrel but I measures both ends and it's 1.250" all the way from where the receiver lug goes into the stock.

 

[Yowie]

Well there should be no doubt of a free float with that one. How did you end up with such a deep barrel channel? Was it intentional?

With the limited information McMillan provided and the waiting time of 7 days to get a reply via email as I'm in Australia. I spoke to a sniper bloke who has one and a gun shop and he said it'll be no dramas but we didn't realise that it was 1.250" all the way.

 

[Yowie]

I'd return it and wait the six months and get what you want.

Not really an option as it costs $100 to ship it each way. By the time I got another barrel that would be $300 in shipping alone. A new barrel fully fitted is $550 at the local gunsmith

 

[roggom]

Understand the circumstances. It's too bad as my McMillan fits like a glove. How does it look and fit? Might still be fine function wise.

 

[Yowie]

Understand the circumstances. It's too bad as my McMillan fits like a glove. How does it look and fit? Might still be fine function wise.

Yours was probably made to suit your rifle, mine was one from their inventory that I guess someone didn't end up paying for. Feels great and looks good but has a few marks on it which I thought shouldn't be there being brand new.

I'm mounting it up today to see how it looks and feels. I'll post pictures

 

[myownman]

Put a couple layers of the PVC 10 mill tape on the barrel, and bed with devcon.

 

[deadmilkman]

If the look really bothers you, bed it as suggested. Otherwise, I'd leave it alone until you have the need to rebarrel the gun, and then bed it. Shouldn't hurt a thing to have that much free float.

 

[Yowie]

I've decided stuff it and going a 28" bull barrel to suit. They reckon 3.5-4kg so should be fine, buying a bigger safe to fit it in.
Eventually it will look something like this.