MDT Field Stock........

I have an addiction
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to the MDT field stock...and for good reason, they handle nicely and they look good as well! My next one will be for a savage axis action. No problems feeding or otherwise. MDT has a customer for life!
 
Funny that I saw this thread because I just got one also, but I got a bargain at $200. A buddy bought 2 on a black Friday sale and ended up not using one as it didn't feed well for his 22 ARC. It works perfectly in the larger calibers.

So far I love it on the new Ruger American. I've become addicted to shooting off a tripod. It does add a little weight, we figured about 1 lb 5 oz heavier.
 
I wish I could find something like it for a Wby Mk V. Or a Springfield 03a3. Those are a challenge to shop for!
 
204 AR said:
I wish I could find something like it for a Wby Mk V. Or a Springfield 03a3. Those are a challenge to shop for!
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Check Promag and Choate for the 03You may be out of luck on the mkV as they come in a beautiful stock. I'm a bit of a rifle snob. Got a 700 SA in a trade wearing a Promag Archangel. I replaced it immediately. Started night hunting and dug it out of the closet a few years ago as I planned on securing an ARCA and pic rail to forearm and didn't want ruin a good stock. Dropped a .243 Bergara Ridge barreled action in and haven't looked back. They aren't light or pretty but work great.
 
Little John, that is a nice looking rig. Question, how does the stock look and feel up close and personal? Does it look or feel cheap? It looks good in the photo. I have been looking at these stocks lately to put on a Bergara B14 308, just haven't seen one up close or handled it.
 
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In my case, I have a Bergara B14 Hunter in .308 that is very accurate. One problem though - it has that sticky, messy to touch stock that I absolutely hate. I like the looks of it but that’s it. I have been searching for a stock and saw the Field Stock online. How does it look and feel up close? I have never had one in my hands. I don’t mind the added weight since I shoot coyotes off a rest from a hunting shack, and like the idea of using magazines that most likely will improve the Bergara’s feeding will be a plus.
 
The MDT doesn't feel cheap at all. It's just a good solid stock for people that don't want to spend a ton of money on a stock. If they made one for a Howa mini there would be one headed my way.
 
6mm06 said:
In my case, I have a Bergara B14 Hunter in .308 that is very accurate. One problem though - it has that sticky, messy to touch stock that I absolutely hate. I like the looks of it but that’s it. I have been searching for a stock and saw the Field Stock online. How does it look and feel up close? I have never had one in my hands. I don’t mind the added weight since I shoot coyotes off a rest from a hunting shack, and like the idea of using magazines that most likely will improve the Bergara’s feeding will be a plus.
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6mm06 said:
In my case, I have a Bergara B14 Hunter in .308 that is very accurate. One problem though - it has that sticky, messy to touch stock that I absolutely hate. I like the looks of it but that’s it. I have been searching for a stock and saw the Field Stock online. How does it look and feel up close? I have never had one in my hands. I don’t mind the added weight since I shoot coyotes off a rest from a hunting shack, and like the idea of using magazines that most likely will improve the Bergara’s feeding will be a plus.
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The Hunter having a pencil barrel would leave a lot of barrel channel open. It would look kinda funny but function fine. I've filled in a couple of barrel channels with devcon I coated dowels in release agent and zip them into channels filled with epoxy. Once set sand and sharpie where visible.
 
Kwarw1 said:
100 yards 5 round group, the best I've done in 20 years.
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Kwarw1 said:
I apologize for the Bushnell it deserves a Leopold! I just can't afford one right now!
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Not much of a Bushnell fan either, but darned if I'd touch that one, the way it's shooting!
Sgt_Mike said:
Does it make sense? Probably not, but some seem to enjoy doing it. Again I'm sometimes guilty of it.
Maybe I played with Lincoln logs too much as a child ( legos wasn't around, so there is that, maybe making up for lost opportunity??)
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Blocks were in style when I was a kid, Mike and tweaking a rifle to shoot <MOA was my favorite passtime over the years.
When I first began shooting CF rifles, a rifle that shot MOA was the golden egg and extremely rare in those days.
While I admire beautiful wooden furniture on a rifle, my rifles are tools that must perform, not works of art.

I guess the most difficult project was a .308 Savage Scout which turned out to be as good a replacement for the .243 WSSM Dtech as any bolt gun could. When it walked through the door, it was a solid 2 1/2" shooter with anything you wanted to feed it.
ETA: It was the first Savage I've run across that would not scare heck out of a postage stamp @ 100 yards.
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All my calling rifles wear plastic, and I've never had any issues w/factory stocks w/flimsy forends so long as the forend is not allowed to touch the barrel, so first added the adjustable cheek piece and a bit of glass bedding of the action. This rifle was the most finicky Savage I have encountered, but a lot of load development found it liked 150 gr. NAB's for the larger game and the 125 gr NBT for deer on down. (Did pull that awful muzzle brake after first range trip loosened three fillings and a crown!)

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Once satisfied it was a keeper, "fixed" the pistol grip with some epoxy putty and gave it a new coat.
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Short, handy rifle that feels a little bit like an AR and gets 'er done.
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