Gunsmithing order a new stock or make one work??

[Duffy1298]

Hey guys. I have a Rem 700 with a Krieger # 17 HV and Badger bdm. Im lookin to get a Mcmillan A-4 stock but dont want to wait 4-5 months if i dont HAVE to. I see a ton of stocks for sale all over the place but they never have any inletted for my barrel contour. Would it be worth my time/money to buy a stock that has a different contour channel and just make it fit? Or would it be best to just suck it up and get one strait from Mcmillan and endure the painful wait time???

 

[BradfromND]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

Buy a stock online. It's easy enough to wrap sandpaper around a dowel and open the barrel channel up yourself. Or if you're not comfortable with that, take it in to a smith and have them open it up for you.

 

[STR]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Brad from ND</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Buy a stock online. It's easy enough to wrap sandpaper around a dowel and open the barrel channel up yourself. Or if you're not comfortable with that, take it in to a smith and have them open it up for you. </div></div>

This is exactly what to do. It will need to be pillar bedded anyways, so either you or a smith will have to do final fitting. These stocks are intended to be bedded anyhow. I know they fit, and shoot without bedding, but why spend top dollar on a stock, and not extract all that you can by bedding.

That's like building an awesome short block, and using an inadequate intake system on it. Best of luck.

 

[Surgeon308]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

McMillan can open it up for you in less than 4-5 months. I had them reinlet for a different DBM and it took a few weeks. Call them for current lead times. I didn't trust myself with a dremel.

 

[HighRez]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

I ran into the same issue when I received a new Manners T5A I had waited 5 months for. The barrel channel was too tight for the heavy barrel Savage LRP .260 as ordered. Manners said they'd be happy to open for me, but a Savage buddy told me to just wrap some sandpaper around a deep socket of the right size and start rubbin'. Not trusting myself with sandpaper on a new $800 stock, I took it to my smith. He says no problem ... he does it regularly.

 

[007notgnimer]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

I agree with Louis Phillips, I don't trust myself with any grinding or sanding tools, I have ruined countless expensive things thinking I could do it myself, leave it too a professional.

 

[bdw0469]

Re: order a new stock or make one work??

Not sure of your budget but I found an A5 in the stock specials section on Mcmillans website. There are usually a handful of A4s there with different options. I just wrapped my barrel with contact adhesive sandpaper and worked it until it fit properly. I'm sure they would be more than happy to change the inlet for you.