When pillar bedding gained acceptance, there wasn’t much argument about how to do it right. It seemed almost everyone in the competitive arena used pretty much the same technique. Upon the introduction of precut aluminum pillars, experts began to disagree on what was the proper way to install the pillars. As with standard pillars, the…
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The McMillan Family is pleased to announce its venture into game changing technology and announcing its first polymer stock. These McCubed, injection molded stocks, will be unlike any on the market. They will be exponentially better! The McMillan team has spent countless hours working with engineers and firearm enthusiasts to design the ideal polymer stock…
DetailsIn the firearms industry it seems there is always a “trend” that is accepted as the state of the art for a period of time and then something else will come along and replace it. Right now aluminum bedding blocks seem to be the “trend”. I recently posted our views on the ABB so I…
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As most of you know McMillan has manufactured stocks for the Marine Corps since 1975. First the M40a1 and then the M40a3/5. Many of you want to build replicas and therefore need some information about the stocks in order to help you make better decision about which stocks to order and how you want them…
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McMillan Fiberglass Stocks (MFS) began by making benchrest stocks for competition shooters. We have always been heavily involved in all types of shooting sports and I would wager that there isn’t another company of our size that returns more money to the shooting sports by way of donations and sponsorship. We routinely send gift certificates,…
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History of the McMillan A-Series – Part One Most people know that McMillan started making the M40A1 in 1975, but don’t really know the story of the rest of the A series stocks. So I thought I would take a few minutes and let you know how and why the rest of the stocks came…
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Third venture into game changing technology. Polymer stocks. Some of you may have already heard about McCubed, a new division of McMillan dedicated to designing and developing the finest polymer stock on the market today. It probably shouldn’t be new since I told my father back in 1992 that I believed that McMillan should be…
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Do I need to bed my new McMillan stock? If I answered this question thoroughly and succinctly, the blog would be way too short. The answer is “NO”, and that is all that needs be said. But since this blog needs to be several hundred words and a few paragraphs, I will do my best…
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Lynne: Hello this is Lynne, how may I help you? Customer: I would like to place an order for a stock. But I have a few questions first. Lynne: Okay, what can I help you with? Customer: I would really like an A5 but I have a Stiller Tac 30, do…
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Some of you are confused about carbon fiber, graphite, the Hunters EDGE and EDGE Tech stocks. I don’t blame you. We sometimes assume people know something just because it is so familiar to us. I have been working in this business since 1975 and all of the above seem to be second nature to me…
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