Re: Choate Tactical
http://www.mcmillanusa.com/mcmillan-stocks-pricing.php
Those are the current prices for the A series and other stocks. Base price is under $500, and a saddle is avaialble for not much more.
If one looks hard at the grip angle of the HTG vs any of the A series, the grip angle is the same from the hand hold position. Compare the HTG to a 'normal' hunting stock at the grip area and you will see that the HTG has more of a straight pull angle on it, a lot more than anything in the same shape, but only slightly less(Very slight due to stock shape) than the A series.
A no frills A2, which is OEM on the old Winchester Sharpshooter from the 80's, as well as being my favorite A series stock can be had for +/- $500(as can all A series stocks)
Selling off the other stock gains the first $150 or so. Three months of saving and scraping gains the rest of the funds. You sell the first stock, and send that as deposit to McMillan. When your stock is ready, you send the rest. It's that easy(IF raman is a large part of the diet). How do I know this? I didn't shoot my PSS for three months because I sold off the OEM B&C stock, and made a drug deal with Panty 6 on an offer I got from Kelly McMillan. I ate freakin raman to save my share of the grocery money for two weeks before Panty 6 said she couldn't stand watching me do it anymore.
You only have to be dedicated to getting the good stuff to scrape up the money you need for a top shelf shooter. Lots of raman helps, and yes, I am the original 'eat raman until you save for it' guy. The membership here just wasn't that dedicated back then because they weren't hungry, and had full pockets. Me, I had a OEM rifle, lots of what I thought were good ideas(crap dysfunctional ideas I found out after I posted them here), and the will to do whatever it took to make my rifle a seriously competitive shooter. My first two and so far only two competitions it was enough to beat many folks here, and earn the nickname 'shotgun' from LL because my initial groups sucked ass(they got me to 10th in catagory, and 38th overall out of over 100). My next attempt with the same rifle yielded me, after many months of practice, 8th in catagory, and 32nd overall out of over 100(168 if memory serves). A good stock(thank you again Kelly!), a basic remy 700PSS( I scratched and saved for six months and pissed off Panty 6 when I used an Army bonus to finish the funding), and a used ST-10(Thank you DMCI), and lots of raman. I shot at least 40 rounds every other week trying to get enough practice to be 'good enough to compete against the old Hide members'(these guys were ruthless, names like Rifles Only, SpecopsScout, Tank175, lots of others who just knew I couldn't shoot).
I guess a guy just has to do what a guy has to do to 'get to that point'. I held a friend's Choate stocked remy...thought it was a loose POS when it shot, no rigidity at all, flexed like a skinny weight lifter. Compared to the rigidity of my A5 it was just crap. My A5 is rigid, shoots really well, way better than me, and just makes for a seriously competitive rifle for under $2k. The best part though? Shooting better than many hide members I competed against back then, and having a rifle that beat out many rifles valued at over $4k. I think I may try my hand at another competition in one of the next summers or so...school books and this degree program have my total attention until at least Spring 2014. This summer is straight classes while I catch up to my graduating class who started a semester before me so I don't have jack for time until maybe SUmmer 2012 to even think about seriously shooting again. Me, I got big thick school books, liberal professors, and lots of homework to contend with
