McMillan A 5

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:15 pm

$620 US including shipping, seems like a good bloke, told him to expect more Ausvarmint members! tell him who you are if you order!

matang · Post by **matang** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:03 pm

I am thinking of geting Shane Clancy to build me a 204 with a McMillan A3 or Wilddog thumbhole tactical stock.

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:15 pm

You fellas better start looking at the Manners Tactical stock.. Value for money very good..

Fairly new to the market... make a quality product, and I am going to use one on my next build.

Either a 7mm/270WSM or a fast twist 223.

Wilddog tactical, nearly $1000AUS, Manners fully adjustable, $595US... choice for me is easy.

Then you add the Badger bottom metal to take the Accuracy International magzines, another $500AUS...

Cheers
AI

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:32 pm

AI where the hell do you come up with these things. I love thumbholes. But too late now

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:44 pm

their front rest looks schmicko too

bushchook · Post by **bushchook** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:29 pm

Trevort ,
What specs on the A5 at $620 US ?
ie. adjustable cheekpiece , buttplate etc.
Looked like $695 on the website .

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:36 pm

$765US for a McMillan A5 with adjustable cheek piece and LOP....

Manners MCS-T2A $595US with adjustable cheek piece (Terry Cross hardware too which is top notch) and LOP. This stocks forend is 2.4" (good for varminting).

I am sold on this stock... must decide on 223 or 7mm/270WSM..

Better look at getting the Badger bottom metal

Manners website.... http://www.mannersstocks.com/Tactical.html

Cheers
AI

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:44 am

no adjustable cheekpiece but adjustable lop. He says if you order to your specs he cant get it any faster but he sells $50US cheaper than McMillan sells to you.

woob614271 · Post by **woob614271** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:19 am

I like the look of that Manners stuff; a wider forend might be better...

secretsquirrel · Post by **secretsquirrel** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:30 am

i like the wild dog thumbhole myself, if you can get it close to wholesale you could save a couple of hundred. mines on order and should be here very soon.

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:08 am

Ah yes.... you would have to get it around wholesale to make it worth while against the A5 and Manners.

I see the Wilddog has the Badger bottom metal... but you already have it, but there is another $500AUS!

I am waiting for a email from Manners.. and then I will be going from there!

MCS-T2A for me!

Cheers
AI

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:23 am

give us a good detailed write up on your wild dog stock after you get it and test it. I have no experience with them. They feel solid enough (ones I have handled in Elk's) but the best report I have heard is "they are ok" and have read a post on AHN saying they were crap (standard stocks, not tactical)

I know their customer service is zero, I asked Elks if the did a CZ 527, he checked the list and said "no" I said i would ring and ask. The sales guy says "if you get thru ask if they will return the call I made a week ago"

I did, he said he might do up a 527 inletted stock as a custom order. He would investigate and get back to me. He didnt, they didnt reply to the 2 emails either.

If I can get top class service from foreigners i would expect at least passable service from a fello Aussie.

secretsquirrel · Post by **secretsquirrel** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:24 pm

Ackley Improved wrote: I see the Wilddog has the Badger bottom metal... but you already have it, but there is another $500AUS!
Cheers
AI

thats the H-S Precision Trigger Guard and Detachable Magazine Assembly in the photo, i grabbed it off the net to show how it looked with a mag, the badger system is better.

trevort wrote:give us a good detailed write up on your wild dog stock after you get it and test it. I have no experience with them. They feel solid enough (ones I have handled in Elk's) but the best report I have heard is "they are ok" and have read a post on AHN saying they were crap (standard stocks, not tactical)

will be next year by the time i've assembled all the parts but i know someone who already has three and he thinks they leave mcmillan in the shade. nice to have some aussie content in a build as well instead of all yank bits

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:02 pm

A couple of Manners MCS-T2A stock I found on the net...

Cheers
AI

jeffk · Post by **jeffk** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:47 pm

trevort wrote:$620 US including shipping, seems like a good bloke, told him to expect more Ausvarmint members! tell him who you are if you order!

Hmm....you've started me off now. Going to order the A5 tonight, hopefully got myself an action, and just spoken to Shane to confirm my build too. New 6mm here I come...

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McMillan A 5