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Oldtrader3
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Thanks guys, plus it fits the metal really well.
USRAC, Model 70 Glass Bedding
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DrMike
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Of course! Texans. Surely you weren't from this era, Scotty! Every boy's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed rifle!
DrMike
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See, I figured you for a Nickleback fan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CnergqNJ38&feature=related). 'Course, the beard makes it real.
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Nice upgrade on your rifle. The stock looks great!
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Oldtrader3
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The Eurosport stock also fits the 50mm objective lensed Kahles scope better too. The Tupperware is low comb and the cheek weld is not as tight as with the higher Bee comb on the Eurosport.
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Scotty, I do not think that the Eurosport stock needs any glass. It is really a tight fit on the Mark V action. I will try it out at the range this week and see how it shoots.
I also bought a Grade II, Model 70 walnut stock which I am going to try on the Model 70 now and see which stock shoots better. This stock surely is prettier than the Tupperware stock.
I also bought a Grade II, Model 70 walnut stock which I am going to try on the Model 70 now and see which stock shoots better. This stock surely is prettier than the Tupperware stock.
257 Ackley
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The old ZZ Top was some of the best...don't care for much they have done in the last 20 years. Guess that really shows my age :shock:. They used to be a great blues band and then decided to go pop to make money.
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Charlie...anytime you can replace the cheap tupperware stocks with a real stick of wood, it is an improvement!! I do a have a couple synthetics, but make sure they are quality aftermarket stocks. I just like the beauty of wood.
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I am down to one synthetic, the one on my A-Bolt, .280. It is a better quality stock than the USRAC stock and I will keep it on the rifle for hunting in bad weather. At least now the other two plastic stocks Mark V and Model 70) are replaced by nice wood stocks. I tried for years to like the molded stocks but I finally gave up. At least the A-Bolt stock is a little better made than the USRAC and I have put a limbsaver pad on it which makes it really nice to shoot.
Of course, I need all four of the .270 Win, .280 Rem, .7mm Mag and .30-06 calibers anyhow? At least, they are long ago amortized and not an expense issue anymore. Besides, any gun nut needs (8) bolt action rifles and a few lever actions just to be well equipped for the unknown.
Of course, I need all four of the .270 Win, .280 Rem, .7mm Mag and .30-06 calibers anyhow? At least, they are long ago amortized and not an expense issue anymore. Besides, any gun nut needs (8) bolt action rifles and a few lever actions just to be well equipped for the unknown.
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where did you guys buy these awesome wood stocks from?
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Oldtrader3
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Found one on E-Bay after months of looking at overpriced, scratched, dinged and altered goods. The other one, I bought on another forum which I think is the better way to go. Both stocks are like new, used. It took a lot of looking to finally find what I wanted.
Charlie, that WBY stock is AWESOME, I know you said you spent some time looking for it, but it seems well worth it now. Looks excellent.
That M70 stock is really nice as well. Can't wait to see what it looks like all mounted up. Hard to beat really nice wood on a rifle. I seem to enjoy it more and more as I get a little older. Still have a place for the synthetics, but just not like I used to. Scotty
That M70 stock is really nice as well. Can't wait to see what it looks like all mounted up. Hard to beat really nice wood on a rifle. I seem to enjoy it more and more as I get a little older. Still have a place for the synthetics, but just not like I used to. Scotty
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I have tried since 1995 to love synthetic stocks and their weather proof attributes. I have not succeeded, I am afraid despite the practical side of me which tells me in a little voice that I should get over it and like these stocks. Maybe my problem is that I have never owned a really good composite stock.
The ones that I have owned are comprised of a Mark V Fibermark, a Winchester (USRAC) Model 70 composite and a Browning A-Bolt composite. All of these stocks are cheaply made and promptly warped right after I bought them. With the exception of the Weatherby, I can not really whine too loudly about accuracy because they are all adequate in that regard. It is just that they are so ugly and I despair of ugly guns!
As far as my wood stocked rifles go, I have used them in the rain, snow and whatever else nature threw at me during rocky mountain hunting seasons. I have not had very much trouble with warpage or zero change in any of them, even with the farirly cheap walnut stocks on the factory rifle. Plus, they look so much better! Plus, the custom stocks that I have although they have been beaten up somewhat, have survived and still look 100 times better than the composites to my eye anyway. The beauty marks are part of their charm and memories.
Maybe I am just too old, or maybe I haven't owned a really good composite stock. It is hard to know at this point but do know that I am too old to change my mind about them at this late date and I will just convert two of these composites back to wood and not worry about a few beauty marks and scuffs that they recieve along the way. The wooden stocked rifles really look the way a rifle should look to me and I will go with it, practical or not. I guess that I am just a traditionalist to the end.
The ones that I have owned are comprised of a Mark V Fibermark, a Winchester (USRAC) Model 70 composite and a Browning A-Bolt composite. All of these stocks are cheaply made and promptly warped right after I bought them. With the exception of the Weatherby, I can not really whine too loudly about accuracy because they are all adequate in that regard. It is just that they are so ugly and I despair of ugly guns!
As far as my wood stocked rifles go, I have used them in the rain, snow and whatever else nature threw at me during rocky mountain hunting seasons. I have not had very much trouble with warpage or zero change in any of them, even with the farirly cheap walnut stocks on the factory rifle. Plus, they look so much better! Plus, the custom stocks that I have although they have been beaten up somewhat, have survived and still look 100 times better than the composites to my eye anyway. The beauty marks are part of their charm and memories.
Maybe I am just too old, or maybe I haven't owned a really good composite stock. It is hard to know at this point but do know that I am too old to change my mind about them at this late date and I will just convert two of these composites back to wood and not worry about a few beauty marks and scuffs that they recieve along the way. The wooden stocked rifles really look the way a rifle should look to me and I will go with it, practical or not. I guess that I am just a traditionalist to the end.
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Oldtrader3
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This is the picture of the new Model 70 walnut stock mounted on my Model 70, .30-06. Stock came today. I am stil waiting for one-piece bottom metal.
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