Gear Review: McMillan Stock Measuring Kit

By Tyler Kee

My very first bolt action rifle was a Ruger M77 Mark II chambered in .243 Win. I love that gun very much, and even though TTAG affords me a certain level of access when it comes to rifles, each hunting season, that gun is in the blind with me. That said, it’s not a very good rifle. For starters, the stock is terrible. Like most polymer factory stocks, it flexes more than Arnold in front of a mirror, and it lacks a certain ergonomic style. I spent years not knowing this until I got behind a McMillan stocked rifle, and then I knew . . .

Since then, I’ve been jonesing for a rifle nestled comfortably in a McMillan A5. Recently, I picked one up. Within a week of getting that rifle, I got a very nice email from McMillan asking if they could send me their new stock measuring kit. It isn’t the weirdest request I’ve ever received, but it’s the very definition of baiting a gullible gun writer. Once you have the kit, then you have to order a stock. They’re tricky over there at McMillan.

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