And so, it begins.

[gafferq2xl]

A McMillan Beast 2 arrived at my house this Saturday and after fondling it for a couple hours I decided add it to the component list for my ELR build. Other components are as follows;

375 CheyTac
Stiller Tac 408 w/40MOA rail
K&P 36" barrel
T5 Teminator
Bix-n-Andy Sport Tac
PTG SS trigger guard
March FX 5-40 FML-1 or
NF F1 7-35 Mil C
ARC rings or mount

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Jayzus, Mr. Gaffer, that's a doozer.

Enjoy Dat Thing...

Greg

 

[IntoTransonic]

She is definitely a beast.

 

[mdmp5]

I believe that is the first stock like that I have seen outside of the McM website. Great color. That is for a 408 cheyenne?

 

[gafferq2xl]

mijp5, the Beast 2 can accommodate any bore bore caliber/action up to a 2" diameter so yes, you could do a 408 CT in it.

 

[IntoTransonic]

Beast2.

 

[gafferq2xl]

Yes sir, that's my direction. Great build you have there!!

 

[TheGerman]

Whats that bong mounted to your deck for?

 

[steve123]

Beast2.

Which action do you have there?

That's a cool ELR rifle!

 

[IntoTransonic]

Which action do you have there?

That's a cool ELR rifle!

JJ Rock.

 

[steve123]

Those are getting up there in price!

I thought Mausingfield was expensive.

 

[gafferq2xl]

Whats that bong mounted to your deck for?

Super Secret Squirrel Shit ballistic solver!!

 

[gafferq2xl]

After a long , agonizing wait all of my components are at the gunsmith and bedding has begun.
As you can see it does not have the stock I began the project with but that is another story.
I anticipate rounds down range late January.

 

[gafferq2xl]

 

[gafferq2xl]

 

[gafferq2xl]

 

[Lynn Jr]

Is that 3 different stocks? A red marble Beast a white stock and now a green stock?

 

[ChadL]

Those are some serious pillars.

 

[gafferq2xl]

Is that 3 different stocks? A red marble Beast a white stock and now a green stock?

No, only 2. The Beast as you named but the grey and green are the same, the green is tape for the bedding process.

 

[Lynn Jr]

If you don't mind me asking what was wrong with the beast?

 

[VaRandy]

And what stock did you replace it with?

 

[gafferq2xl]

And what stock did you replace it with?

The grey stock in the last series of pics is a Manners MCS LRT.

https://mannersstocks.com/competition-stocks/

 

[gafferq2xl]

If you don't mind me asking what was wrong with the beast?

Upon receiving the Beast 2 I found it very desirable so I sent it back and instructed them to inlet it asap. Via phone my gunsmith was consulted for inletting specs.

Several weeks went by and I called to inquire how the inletting was proceeding. The response I received wasn't anything less than devastating. Somehow, an identical stock was dicovered to be missing. This missing stock was slated to go to another customer. As such the one I bought was no longer available due to this other sale.

Without much in the way of options aside from start a new order and not much understanding over this issue I went with a Manners.

 

[ShooterwithNoName]

Gaffer, so what barrel and chamber did you go with? Looks like it will get the job done and then some. Great work.

 

[gafferq2xl]

Gaffer, so what barrel and chamber did you go with? Looks like it will get the job done and then some. Great work.

Thanks Shooter. I'm not actually doing this build myself. My gunsmith is teasing me with progress report pics.

The barrel is a K&P 36"L x 1.4" dia in 375 CheyTac.

 

[gafferq2xl]

Paint down.

 

[pmclaine]

Upon receiving the Beast 2 I found it very desirable so I sent it back and instructed them to inlet it asap. Via phone my gunsmith was consulted for inletting specs.

Several weeks went by and I called to inquire how the inletting was proceeding. The response I received wasn't anything less than devastating. Somehow, an identical stock was dicovered to be missing. This missing stock was slated to go to another customer. As such the one I bought was no longer available due to this other sale.

Without much in the way of options aside from start a new order and not much understanding over this issue I went with a Manners.

So you bought a stock, received it, than sent it back for inletting and than they sold your stock causing basically a reorder of your bought and paid for stock?

 

[gafferq2xl]

And the clear

 

[gafferq2xl]

So you bought a stock, received it, than sent it back for inletting and than they sold your stock causing basically a reorder of your bought and paid for stock?

Not exactly. Their inventory showed 2 stocks on hand but one that was sold before mine came up missing. By default (I guess) the stock I bought slid to the other customer based on sales timeline. When this was explained to me was the time I ordered a different stock.

 

[gafferq2xl]

 

[IntoTransonic]

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I see Mira!

 

[gafferq2xl]

After a frantic pace of final component acquisition, set up, load development and data trueing I competed in my 1st ELR match at Spearpoint Ranch in Barnard KS. 35 shooters competed it the match and I am humbled with my finish. An excellent cof and challenging winds were rule of the day. Met many great people there and hope to see them again.

 

[Geno C.]

Good meeting you? My damn eyes were wind burnt!!

 

[gafferq2xl]

Good meeting you? My damn eyes were wind burnt!!

You as well Gene. Man, you aren't kidding. I didn't realize until I was on the road for 30 minutes and natural moisture started to creep back in I needed to find an eye flush station
I was hoping that it would have subsided by now. I don't have ringing in my ears rather I still hear that wind!!

 

[Geno C.]

No kidding! The funny thing is, Steve our those bales there to block the wind, but that only helps when the wind comes from the north, not directly from the south ?

 

[gafferq2xl]

Oh, I thought it was to form some sort of boundary to keep people from say....rolling down the hill??
Those round bales would have been put to better use on the shooting line, right?? I think one of my buddies had the best piece of high speed, low drag gear at the match. What do you think??

 

[Geno C.]

Yeah that’s not the first time I’ve seen a guy spot like that. Sure is easier on the body than being hunched over

 

[dbshiner]

Looks like tgat manners stock finished up very nice!

 

[gafferq2xl]

Looks like tgat manners stock finished up very nice!

Thanks CBZ, I'm very please with the appearance too. The real treat is in the way she performs.

 

[Geno C.]

It looks even better in person too