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Gunsmithing Stockade Stocks?

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nimrod12

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So I finally decided to re-barrel my tikka M695 from a .270 to a .25-06 for my wife(or me...) and i stumbled upon Stockade stocks. Apparently i'm an hour away from his operation....so i was just wondering if he was good. i'm looking for a medium hunting stock/long range stock. I'm looking around but his seem to be nice. Has anyone used him for a tikka? Thanks in advance....
P.S. How hard are his do it yourself jobs? they are only 175 bucks...just curious.
 
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I just got one in on a Savage Model 16 hunting rifle. There's a bit of flex in the fore-end but nothing terrible. It still works fine from the bipod and shot very well out at 596 and 1038yd on Sunday.

For the cost of it, it would appear at this limited experience point to be a good value. The recoil pad is very effective as this 8.5lb (all up) package is in 300 WSM and I was not bothered to put 25rd through it in short succession.
 
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I bought one a couple years ago but wasn't terribly impressed. It did the job, but I wished I had bought a B&C instead.

Also, I believe the custom inlet for the 695 will run you an extra $200, so make sure to check on that before you plan your whole build around their stock.

I've got a heavy barrel 695 and a 595 sporter, they're really great old rifles.

-matt
 
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I like thier stuff, and if you have any degree of DIY skills you can finish it out yourself w/out much problem. here is their mule deer stock after i finished it out for a bolt action .458 socom build.

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Thanks guys. I'm not exactly planning my build around it, but i was gonna say for that cheap, if it was good at all, it'd save me some cash on that so i could put it to optics. I'm going to try to use the stock i've got...the tikka stocks on the m695 aren't as bad as some of the others out there today. I'm going to have E.R. Shaw do my action and barrel. They said it'd be bout $400 installed. that is a couple hundered cheaper then some, and i want the barrel blued. some don't do that. I know it's no hart or krieger, but it's a hunting rifle...1/2 groups would be exceptional. If the groups aren't too good, i'll get a stock next. I like the mcmillan, and the Bell and Carlson, but...for a Budget build(this is my first build) i was looking at the stockade. figured it would be better than the factory stock.
 
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I have heard that since they re-tooled a couple years ago, their barrels have gotten alot better. I know they make alot of OEM barrels for some larger manufacturers....i think Savage. Which is typically a very strong condender in accuracy. Plus just to get a barrel installed was gonna be 675 on the cheap and 750 in the upper end...then i'd have to have it blued by someone else...i know i could keep it stainless, but i want my barrel and reciever to match. I know it's petty but...I've read quite a few reviews of E.R. Shaw barrels from recent customers and most seem pretty happy. I guess i'm just a gambler. Just like Stockade stocks...i'm going to build what i feel is the most cost friendly build with a non-remington or savage action and see how it performs...Those tikka's(pre-t3) are sure square actions.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JACQ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like thier stuff, and if you have any degree of DIY skills you can finish it out yourself w/out much problem. here is their mule deer stock after i finished it out for a bolt action .458 socom build.

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That is a nice looking rifle. Very nice paint job as well. if only i'd have had a remington action instead, the stock selection would be alot easier.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nimrod12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like the mcmillan, and the Bell and Carlson, but...for a Budget build(this is my first build) i was looking at the stockade. figured it would be better than the factory stock. </div></div>

Right, that's my concern. When I spoke to Stockade, a non-Savage inlet had a $200 charge for the custom inlet, which made them not such a good deal. For $175, I might bite, but for $375 I'll definitely spring the extra for a Manners or McMillan, as there's a world of difference in quality IMHO.

-matt
 
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Ah, i see. Yeah, if it was 375 unfinished, it'd definately be worth it to go with a B&C. About a month or so ago, i'd found a factory original laminated stock for about $120. I really wish i would have bought it, but didn't. and now i can't find one for under $320...Atleast with the wood i could have made it accurate. pillar bedding and glass and all. Who knows, i'll have to see if the stock i have can be fixed up.
 
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Yeah, $200 is a bit steep to me...seems like he should advertise that on his website. No wonder everyone else goes with Bell and Carlson for anything else. Has anyone used a Boyd stock then? I don't mind the laminate and they can be made to shoot very well. just a thought...
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nimrod12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yeah, $200 is a bit steep to me...seems like he should advertise that on his website. No wonder everyone else goes with Bell and Carlson for anything else. Has anyone used a Boyd stock then? I don't mind the laminate and they can be made to shoot very well. just a thought... </div></div>

I have used the Boyds Thumbhole laminate stocks in finished and unfinished condition when delivered. I prefer the unfinished as it's a sizable reduction in cost for what you get. I still have to inlet the barrel channel about 95% of the time so there's refinish work that happens then.

I have not used them in a Tikka, only on a couple of Remingtons and about a dozen Mauser 98's.

You absolutely need to pillar them in a Mauser, that narrow rear tang crushes the wood in a few hundred heavy rounds from something like a 30-06 (my personal introduction to this behavior) and you'll be rebedding it to fix that.

The Remington is a little more forgiving on the pillar, however, since it's so much nicer to deal with a pillar'd stock during torque setting the action screws and longevity for something that recoils like a 308+ then I just opt to do it.
 
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