Re: hs precision worst stock ever
Sounds like a QC issue to me. I wouldn't be suppressed if certain HS stocks survive such temps while others fail under that heat! I don't know how qc would involve the chemistry of the foam, but bad shell epoxy mix or gas or air trapped between shell and foam core could be a reason. The design of the HS stock is sound, but there are better designs now(MCM, Manners, various chassis etc). The biggest issue with HS for aftermarket is that they are precisely made to fit an ideal dimension of M700 action that doesn't exist because std m700s differ a lot dimensionally from one action to the next. I just done trust their QC like with other brands.
I had my old M700 VS slide and fall to the floor with a hard whack and I flinched-not because of worry over the scope or action but worry about the stock cracking! Its an old rifle and old stock with lots of usage! If it cracked it would suck, but honestly if it did break I'd sand the paint off the area, open the shell a tad where the break occurred, remove a sixteenth inch of foam, fill in with epoxy and fiberglass sheet, form this back to original shape and than overlay thinly with more glass and epoxy. Than litly sand after it dries and repaint. The only question is what would be the appropriate epoxy, as in what epoxy is used in the shells of HS stocks? would it be weak if there is a different type of epoxy in the repaired area?