Ridgerunner665
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Anybody have one?
Looking for experiences and opinions...my Winchester model 70 is begging for a new stock.
Looking for experiences and opinions...my Winchester model 70 is begging for a new stock.
Accurate Innovations custom stocks...
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hardluk1
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Doubt you will find many people here that will spend that kind of money on a stock . Nice looking products.
desidog
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I thought this was the thread from last month.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=656254
I got mine back when there weren't any lefty options to fit my needs.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=656254
I got mine back when there weren't any lefty options to fit my needs.
Ridgerunner665
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Thanks desidog,
I'm curious about the weight of a laminated stock with all that metal in it...my M70 weighs almost 9 lbs. with its plastic stock...
How heavy are the stocks?
I called AI and asked them today and they could only give me an estimate, which was 3.5 lbs.
I'm curious about the weight of a laminated stock with all that metal in it...my M70 weighs almost 9 lbs. with its plastic stock...
How heavy are the stocks?
I called AI and asked them today and they could only give me an estimate, which was 3.5 lbs.
desidog
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The stock i have is comparably light; but it's solid walnut, not laminate. I don't have much experience with laminated stocks, just a 10/22 and a 91/30 in my closet with them. Those ones are definitely heavier than their regular wood counterparts.
However, the Aluminum chassis itself is very light...i'd go out on a limb to guess that some slob of a gunsmith glass bedding an action could add more glass-weight than the chassis itself weighs.
Overall, in my opinion, this system is inherently more accurate than any glass bedding job...but you do pay for it.
As a related aside, i put my .243 M99 barreled action in another stock i have for my 300wsm CZ model 3 (which, to my horror, had absolutely no bedding in it from the getgo...) and it shot about 1 MOA bigger groups, all other things being equal.
That gun, the CZ, was also a barreled action made by Montana Rifle Co. I found that the OEM stock, that looks identical to their "Woodland" models' stock, did not fit me well and had a lot of felt-recoil....so i got a surplus Winchester New Haven featherweight stock from CDNN, and did a little inletting and glassing myself on it. Talk about instant improvement! (and for $100! instead of 500+)...but, while that is a less expensive improvement, i think if you want to get that extra little bit out of the rifle, you should go with AI.
Anyways, overall, I've found the chassis system to be more accurate than glass bedding...and their fish-scale chequering is awesome too.
However, the Aluminum chassis itself is very light...i'd go out on a limb to guess that some slob of a gunsmith glass bedding an action could add more glass-weight than the chassis itself weighs.
Overall, in my opinion, this system is inherently more accurate than any glass bedding job...but you do pay for it.
As a related aside, i put my .243 M99 barreled action in another stock i have for my 300wsm CZ model 3 (which, to my horror, had absolutely no bedding in it from the getgo...) and it shot about 1 MOA bigger groups, all other things being equal.
That gun, the CZ, was also a barreled action made by Montana Rifle Co. I found that the OEM stock, that looks identical to their "Woodland" models' stock, did not fit me well and had a lot of felt-recoil....so i got a surplus Winchester New Haven featherweight stock from CDNN, and did a little inletting and glassing myself on it. Talk about instant improvement! (and for $100! instead of 500+)...but, while that is a less expensive improvement, i think if you want to get that extra little bit out of the rifle, you should go with AI.
Anyways, overall, I've found the chassis system to be more accurate than glass bedding...and their fish-scale chequering is awesome too.
Ridgerunner665
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I decided to get a McMillan...the AI stocks are VERY nice, but I just couldn't justify the extra cost and weight ($150 and 1 pound...are a considerable savings).
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