HS Precision Stock question

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cowpoke

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I have a Winchester 70 stainless with a factory synthetic stock. It groups OK but not really as good as I think it can. One thing I have notices is the stock has a lot of flex in it and that seems to interfere with a bunch of stuff that can effect accuracy.

So what are the chances of improving accuracy if I put it in a HS precision stock?
 
I had 2 Remington SPS 700's, one I had already glass bedded and it shot great but I just liked the HS stock so I ordered 2 of them to try out. My groups opened up a little by using the prescribed 65inch pounds of torque so I wound up sending them back. Shortly after that I wound up trading both guns (imagine that) and bought a Rem LTR in 308 which uses the HS stock, I figured it would do better and it did but I still wound up glass bedding the action and about 2" of the barrel just in front of the lug. It now shoots as good as can be expected with me on the trigger.

I have heard a few people here on this sight that put one on and got better accuracy without doing anything else, that just wasn't the case with me. I do like the stocks very well but do not believe they are just bolt on and go, however neither is a McMillian or any other stock that I know of.
 
I agree with Tom64. I do like HS stocks, very stiff & well made. I have a few. I put one on a 700 ADL 30-06 deer rifle & it shot much better groups without doing anything. I put one on a .223 700 & it didn't help rifle at all. I epoxy bedded the .223 in the HS stock & it shoots ragged little clusters now. You will just have to see with your particular rifle. Either way, it is probably a better stock than you have now, as it won't flex.

Take care,
HS
 
I liked my HS stock very much but ended up bedding it and saw some imporvements in accuracy. I did thisb because some times the gun was wonderfully accurate, but after a thorough cleaning it did n't always settle into its sweet spot. You will fing the bedding will be VERY thin in places along the bedding block. But if you think about it just a little bit the thin areas would not have been touching the action. Inconsistent bedding. Bedding did allow the action to settle more consistently. You will also notice some thing interesting in a properly bedded action. When you settle the action screws there will be less than one (1) turn between finger tight and rock solid tight. this means there is no flexing going on in the action. There is no "draw up" effect, its sorta cool and you know you've done the bedding job right.
 
I had one HS stock and that gun didn't seem to be shooting as well as I thought it should. Skim bedded it and now it's shooting .5 MOA and better.
 
I had bought a Rem 700 with the H-S stock and in a discussion with Remington's custom shop, I ask about the torque on the stock screws. The gunsmith said that H-S recommends 60 inch/lb but Remington does not. He said 45 inch/lbs. That maybe you get a slight bit better accuracy with 60 but the chanch of warping the trigger plates was high and if that happened the trigger would be bad. I use 45 and happy with the accuracy. I was also told to finish torquing the forward screw last.
 
I have several rifles that came out of the box with H-S stocks on them and they would do 1/2 or better. Got a Win Model 70 in .270 Win Short Mag that would not do better than 2 inches. Put H-s Stock on and it would do 1" with the same factory ammo.

Don't know about the 65-in lbs of torque. All my rifles are torqued to the setting and shoot extremely well.
 
Cowpoke ,

There's an hs precision 'winchester short action' for sale at longrange hunting --> asking $150.ME

I have a couple of hs stocks and really like them.
All stocks need to be bedded and i also don't believe in the 60# of torgue .ME
 
I've got a Win 70 Stealth with a HS stock, it shoots lights out. It took several shots to settle her down after I broke it down and tuned the trigger, lights out!
 


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