I have stayed quiet on this post until now. I have some questions and observations based only on my experience.
I shoot at a club, recreational shooting only, and several members have McMillians. Some have H-S Prec., some just wooded, some laminated wood (custom), all kinds and types of stocks at given times. Point is, I've handled about all of them at one time or another.
Here's my take. The B&C is a molded stock with a aluminum block, the H-S is a molded stock with an aluminum block, the Hogue can be bought with an aluminum block, even the Choate has aluminum block. At one time, I hade a laminate wood with an aluminum block. All these are good to decent stocks, some better than others. Although, I agree the McMillian is a great stock, so why do you have to pay extra to have pillars and bedding installed after your purchase?
It seems all the other stocks offer the bedding block installed with the original cost of the stock and the Micky's are better? I'm not trying to knock them, just don't quite understand what makes them so much better. I just feel your buying a Name now instead of a great product. I have three rifles I'm working with right now, one is in a Choate tactical, two in a B&C Medalist, all shoot sub-MOA. Is the McMillian going to make these rifles shoot better or just look better doing it? Once again, I'm not knocking them, just trying to figure out if I missing something.