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About The McMillan Team

McMillan builds rifle stocks for competition, long-range, hunting, and tactical shooters. Every technical article on this site is reviewed by the people who actually build and bed these stocks before it goes live.

Dress for Success: 3 Great McMillan Stocks for Your Rifle

2026-07-15T13:55:47-07:00

Be sure to check out the article about McMillan’s gunstocks in Rifle Shooter magazine. In the article, Scott Rupp, editor at Rifle Shooter, discusses a rifle’s gunstock has everything to do with how a gun is perceived. But it’s more than good looks, a gunstock serves as a foundation for your barreled action.

Dress for Success: 3 Great McMillan Stocks for Your Rifle2026-07-15T13:55:47-07:00

McMillan’s EDGE® Stock for Benchrest Shooters by Dick Davis

2026-07-15T13:56:07-07:00

Benchrest competition has long been the laboratory for firearms innovation. Desirable engineering qualities in a benchrest stock include stiffness, low torque, strength, superior handling, and shot-to-shot repeatability - all within a weight limitation imposed by rules. The McMillan EDGE benchrest stock exemplifies the concept of form following function to produce an innovation that makes a true contribution to the sport.

McMillan’s EDGE® Stock for Benchrest Shooters by Dick Davis2026-07-15T13:56:07-07:00

2014 F-Class National Championships

2014-11-10T09:18:07-07:00

Congratulations to Team Sinclair on their recent record-breaking performance at the 2014 F-Class National Championships held in Phoenix, AZ. The four man team broke the 1,000 yard National Record by scoring an impressive 792x38X.

2014 F-Class National Championships2014-11-10T09:18:07-07:00

McMillan Group Announces New Website and Online Store

2014-09-25T10:02:03-07:00

Phoenix, Arizona (September 25, 2014) – McMillan Group International launched a new website with an online store for inventoried stocks. This is the first time in the company’s history customers can purchase stocks online, including tactical, hunting, competition, and benchrest stocks. Stock accessories, apparel, knives, and sale items are also available for purchase.

McMillan Group Announces New Website and Online Store2014-09-25T10:02:03-07:00

How was the A-5 developed

2026-07-15T13:57:16-07:00

Gale McMillan, founder of McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, partnered with the Marine Corp in 1975 in a project that has been recognized as the birth of the modern tactical rifle, the M40A1. Made of fiberglass, with a heavier than normal forearm and traditional hunting lines aft, this stock is still in service with many units.

How was the A-5 developed2026-07-15T13:57:16-07:00

How is a tactical rifle stock different than a stock for a hunting rifle?

2014-04-15T21:50:16-07:00

A tactical rifle is used under stress, usually when all other measures have failed and human lives are in danger. At the critical moment, all components must work flawlessly, every time. This prime consideration flows through all the decisions a stock designer must make when developing a tactical stock.

How is a tactical rifle stock different than a stock for a hunting rifle?2014-04-15T21:50:16-07:00

Pillar Bedding Article – Part IV

2026-07-15T13:58:07-07:00

A number of well-respected, successful gunsmiths and gun builders use techniques that are different than the one I described in Part III. As I said, they are successful gun makers that build very accurate guns. No one can say that their technique doesn’t work. As I stated, we “believe” that ours is the best way, but realize that having a choice is always a good thing. Following is a description of the other technique most widely used.

Pillar Bedding Article – Part IV2026-07-15T13:58:07-07:00

Pillar Bedding Article – Part II

2026-07-15T13:58:23-07:00

Not long after the pillar bedding process was developed, fiberglass stocks came onto the scene.While benchrest shooters were convinced that pillar bedding had a positive effect on the accuracyof their rifles, they assumed the same process would help to improve accuracy of a fiberglassstock rifle.

Pillar Bedding Article – Part II2026-07-15T13:58:23-07:00
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