Droptine
Full Member
North Central Texas
Posts: 29
|
Post by Droptine on Feb 27, 2004 9:04:14 GMT -5
Anyone have any experience with these stocks? I have always used McMillians, but these guys have some good looking stocks for a lot less $$$
Drop
|
|
|
|
Post by Bobcat on Feb 27, 2004 9:31:15 GMT -5
OK.......I'm confused....... McMillan's drop-in's are $393 and MPI's are $495? What am I missing here?  Bob |
|
Droptine
Full Member
North Central Texas
Posts: 29
|
Post by Droptine on Feb 27, 2004 10:18:05 GMT -5
Bobcat,
I was refering to their blanks, I have been told that they take very little effort to finish and they are $279. I have all of the tools and equipment anyone would need in my knife shop to do the minor shaping or inletting to make everyting fit. I was just wondering about their quality and if anyone has ever used one. Sorry to be confusing.
Drop
|
|
Droptine
Full Member
North Central Texas
Posts: 29
|
Post by Droptine on Feb 27, 2004 10:23:44 GMT -5
While we are on the subject of stocks. Has anyone ordered one of McMillian's swirly stocks? I have been thinking about one made with 50% OD 25% Dark Tan and 25% black. Their web site says there is an additional charge of $70 + dollars for this option, but I have also been told by a guy who has lots of them that McMillian never charges him the extra money for the swirl pattern. Just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences.
Drop
|
|
dieseldude
Full Member
San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 41
|
Post by dieseldude on Feb 28, 2004 9:47:09 GMT -5
I have one of their ultralite models on a 375 ultra.I really like their stocks. I have had a couple of other rifles with MPI stocks,dont think you will regret using them.
|
|
Mohawk
Full Member
Houston, Texas
Posts: 63
|
Post by Mohawk on Feb 29, 2004 13:40:01 GMT -5
Droptine,
If you've always used McMillan, then you've always used the very best!!! MPI -- like all of McMillan's would-be competitors (Brown, Bell-Carlson, etc.) -- make stocks with much less structural integrity. They use a foam filling in the butt-stock and fore-end. And the section that is solid fiberglass (the section in which the receiver is bedded), tends to flex a whole lot more than it does in a McMillan.
Now I know McMillan uses fills in the butt-stock and fore-end of their products as well (for the purpose of lightening the stock), but for no extra charge they will render any stock SOLID fiberglass from butt-stock to fore-end, while MPI will tell you to go and take a flying leap when you ask them to do the same. The stock ends up being a little heavier in the end. But man will it be strong!!!
Last year, I ordered an A-2 with hardware to be rendered in solid fiberglass for the entire length of the stock. Later on, the production manager (Dick Davidson) told me that he thought I might be ordering a stock for the Navy SEALS when he saw the request, explaining to me that he regularly such special requests from the Navy. When I asked him to elaborate, he said it was simply because the end product is virtually indestructable.
Best,
Dave
|
|
