Carlson stocks

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metsen duts

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Looking to upgrade my Howa stock. I'm thinking that the flexibility of the haugue stock is effecting the accuracy of my 1500 anyone have experience positive or negative about Carlson stocks
 
I had a 6mm Model 7 with a factory wooden stock that would not group less than 2"-3" with any bullet or powder. I even upgraded to a Timney trigger hoping that was my problem but that was no help. After wasting a lot of time and money I put it back in the safe where it sat for 6 months.
I was going to sell it but decided to first try a different stock. If that didn't get it to shoot I would cut my losses and sell it.

I did a fair amount of stock research and the B&C sounded like a good balance of quality/ price so I ordered a B&C Alaskan from Stocky's. The stock's OD green finish with black webbing is well finished and looks great. There are no mold lines or any rough places anywhere.

The Model 7 dropped right in but I did have to remove a little material from the stock where the Timney safety pivots back and forth to let it move freely. I suspect that the Timney safety sticks out a little more than the factory safety. I then torqued the screws to the recommended specs.

Using the same bullet and loads that I had unsuccessfully tried before, now I'm getting 1" and less at 100 yards. More important to me is that every first cold bore shot is exactly where I want it to go. I can get it out of the safe before work and the first shot is dead on. Same thing with that first shot on a Saturday afternoon.

I'm very satisfied with the B&C stock and would definitely buy another one.
 
I have had only good experiences with bell and Carlson stocks. They are aluminum bedded amd rigid enough to hold the rifle solidly. They are not the most attractive stocks but they do get the job done and for less money than others.
 
If you put a B&C stock next to a H-S Precision, you'll have a hard time telling them apart. But your wallet will know the difference.
 


I like B&C stocks too. they are hard to beat for the money.
I had one of those rubber Hague stocks, they just felt funny.
 
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