I'll be buying a new Tikka today and I'm looking for a stock. This will be a hunting gun so I'm looking for something light. I thought I read on here a while back that Manners was making a lightweight hunting stock that was less expensive than their other stuff but I can't seem to find anything on it now. Are there any options other than B&C for less than $300? Any thoughts on the B&C? I'm open to all suggestions! Thanks.
I wouldn't get a B&C for a Tikka-I picked one up a few months ago from Redhawk and it fit terrible. The barrel channel was terribly crooked. I called both B&C and Redhawk; both said they have had a lot of Tikka stocks returned recently; evidently others have experienced the same. B&C wasn't clear as to what they are doing about it, if anything.
Exactly my experience with 2 different B&C stocks for t3 lites. The last one I went ahead and had bedded, which straightened it out pretty well, but by the time you do that you're near Mcmillan money so I wouldn't recommend it.
If I do another T3 stock upgrade I'll either go cheap with a boyd's or just spend the money for an McM or Manners. The Boyd's wont be light though, and I'd probably just paint up the factory plastic instead if it's a hunting rifle rather than buying a laminate.
If you go Manners, I'd recommend buying one that's in stock ready to ship. I've been waiting forever for a custom ordered EHTA for my CTR...