Bell & Carlson Remington 700 Target/ Comp Stock Any Good?

[whatsupdoc]

Im looking at the Bell and Carlson Remington 700, M5 Detachable Magazine, Target/Competition, Adjustable Cheekpiece, Short Action Stock

http://www.bellandcarlson.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=1128

Looking to drop in a stock 700 in 223. Anyone use this with a DBM ? Good Bad Ugly?

 

[DRichardson]

I had one for a Savage a few years ago. For the price it was a really nice stock. It had a stiff forend, no flex. The bedding block fit well. I am actually looking at the same one you are for my new origin build, so I was impressed enough to reconsider it.

 

[Ranger Bob]

I have this stock with a Tikka T3x CTR inlet and I like it quite a bit, for the money. One small modification I made to it was replacing the 1/4-20 SHCS that clamps down the adjustable comb. I made a spacer and knurled thumbscrew so I could do tool-less removal to get the bolt out.

Bob

 

[High Desert duck]

I have been running one on my race gun for 2 years, impact action, 26” M24 barrel, Hawkins DBM.
The balance on it is slightly forward. It has stood up to some very hard use.
I like it, enough that I haven’t replaced it. I have small hands and the palm swell is just right and the distance from grip to trigger is shorter than other stocks. (Comparable to manners, maybe just a little shorter) we did have to modify it (really open up the barrel channel) to fit a Krueger #17 heavy varmint. That caused a little bit of deflection under heavy load, but not enough to touch the barrel. It has been modified now. It is bedded 2 couch cups added, and an area 419 rail added. (This has stopped 99% of that soft fore end feel)
All in all absolutely worth what they are charging, but there are more ergonomic and feature rich stocks out there.

 

[waspocrew]

It’s a good stock for the money. A little on the heavy side but depends on the application.

 

[flatland1]

I've had these same stocks on rifles from 22RF up to 7mm-08 Improved 30*, never had a problem with them. I've also got similar stocks from McMillan & Manners, so I have a good deal of experience with big-name stocks that cost about 3x as much as the B&C. One of the things I really like about the B&C is not having to wait 9-12 months on one...