P-dog gun stock?

[long40shot]

What's your preferred stock for a p-dog rifle? Some form of a regular stock or a chassis?

 

[5spd]

I started off with the factory stock for years on my Savage.
Bought a boyds thumbhole laminated stock, it shot even better.
2 yrs ago I got a mdt chassis, aics magazine and it beats the other 2.
Solid, more rounds in mags for pdogging, accurate as heck.

 

[snert]

It isn't a McMillan edge...

I learned that. Great stock...just not for PD.

I like a 40X or 40XB

 

[jpx2rk]

I have a couple of Boyd's pro hunter varmints IIRC, and then mostly the BVSS stock on the savages. The BVSS has a decent heft to it to add some weight w/o adding lead, etc., and the wider than normal forearm rides the bags/BE rest well. JMO.

 

[AckleymanII]

If you are shooting off a bench on p. dogs, you want all the weight in the stock you can stand. I ordered McMillen Hunter class and Benchrest stocks with hollow front and rear, then filled them with the amout of bird shot or lead wool I wanted.

With the above, the 223 weighs 18 lbs, scope included and the 243 AI weighs 28 lbs. When you include a muzzle break on your rifle, the gun barely moves, allowing precise sight pictures of bullet impact.

 

[L1986]

I think it depends on how you shoot them…if you are only using a full front rest and rear bag then a stock with a nice flat forearm is what I would choose. If you plan to use a bipod and rear squeeze type bag I think the chassis would be a good choice. I like wood..pretty wood to be specific…and the prairie dog fields are a perfect place to sport nice wood stocks without much fear of damage. Just never could make myself like how a rifle in a chassis looks. Functionally they are great but I just can’t get excited about them and that’s half the fun for me personally. Lately I have gravitated more towards shooting from the X type bags that Caldwell and a few others make. It takes a different approach then a front rest but I can hold minute of dog to 300 fairly regularly. These bags do not work well with wide forearm stocks at all. I really like the copper varmint style stocks. The work very well with this type bag and also do well with a front benchrest for load development. REM 40x type stocks work well also. Sorry for the long post but my answer I guess is “it depends”.

 

[JSH]

Matt, what action, I suspect a Remington.
I like weight, KRG Bravo has empty cavities I fill with 9 shot. Stiff and cheap, some say ugly, I have a half dozen+ Choates of various types, prefer the tactical.

 

[jepp2]

Some form of a regular stock or a chassis?

Could depend on the terrain where you shoot. Lots of ups and downs where I shoot. I started with a rear stock with a level bottom and that didn't work for me. I like a rear bottom taper so I can adjust elevation without shims.

I also shoot by myself so it is a must I can see the bullet impact at the scope power I shoot at (20 or 24x). For my AR's the A2 buttstock with the lead weight in the cavity provides that. The balance is terrible, but the rifle doesn't move when firing.

 

[Daddycaddie67]

I wish I could put all my varmint rifles in 40X’s.

 

[powderbrake]

The first P Dog gun I built up has a McMillan HTG stock with a cheek riser. The second is a McMillan A5 with a cheek riser. Both of these are no longer made.
The next one I build will be a McMillan A6-7. It is similar to the A5 I have, but it has a wider, flatter fore end.
I have 3D printed a 3" wide fore end for each stock to ride in my front rest. The round bottomed fore ends tend to roll in the front bag, and are more difficult to maintain level.

I have a Seb Mini front rest, and a Protector Bag in the rear. I make big elevation changes by sliding the rear bag, so I need a stock with a slope on the rear. ( no, reaching forward to crank the mariner wheel to raise the front is difficult and disturbs the rifle). I have looked and never found the perfect stock, which is in my opinion, a A6-7 with a 3 or 4 inch wide flat fore end.

If you get a cheek riser, get the kind with two posts and a clamping knob in the center. You must take the riser off or lower it all the way to clean it, or to take out the bolt. Do Not get the screw adjustable riser, it is more difficult to take off.
Once I find the cheek height I need, I make a wood spacer to place between the riser and the stock so I always return to the same height.

Everything depends on the rests that you use and how you set up.

Here is a pic of my set up and A5 stock

 

[searcher]

It isn't a McMillan edge...

I learned that. Great stock...just not for PD.

I like a 40X or 40XB

For those of us who shoot off a joy stick rest on a bench - nothing to dislike about those stocks. For carry-abouts and when bi-pods are desired - I agree. I do all my shooting off a bench or modified tripod to accept flat-bottom fore ends. Clearly - it dep[ends on the type of rig being used and whether shooting off a rest - and what kind of rest.

 

[long40shot]

Matt, what action, I suspect a Remington.
I like weight, KRG Bravo has empty cavities I fill with 9 shot. Stiff and cheap, some say ugly, I have a half dozen+ Choates of various types, prefer the tactical.

I'm gonna give a MDT Oyrx a try. Yes, a 700 Remington. I really like my HS varmint stocks, but you know how it goes when there is an itch you have to scratch. Can't decide if it's going on the 223 or the 204.

 

[Ryan66]

I'm gonna give a MDT Oyrx a try. Yes, a 700 Remington. I really like my HS varmint stocks, but you know how it goes when there is an itch you have to scratch. Can't decide if it's going on the 223 or the 204.

I have a savage barreled action in an Oryx and I like the oryx for what I paid for it but I’ll mention one thing about it that annoys me - even with the cheek riser removed I cannot get a cleaning rod to sit perfectly level with the bore. The highest part of the Buttstock is too tall and interferes.
I have learned to deal with it but wanted to mention before you purchased.

I’ll also suggest looking at the aero Solus chassis which routinely go on sale and sometimes have Blem sales. Sign up for aero’s marketing/sale emails and with coupons they can be had for just a little more $ than the oryx. I have both and the aero is worth every penny.