Richard's Microfit stocks

[gdragon34]

http://www.rifle-stocks.com/

Does anyone have any experience with these?
Let's get this new forum going people.

 

[Riverine]

Been There, Done That. The Richard's you want to use is on the East Coast. The Richard's Microfit is a big project. But the problem is that they do a poor job on Savage inletting. Check out the Vartac from Sharpshooter supply, http://www.sharpshootersupply.com . It's a true drop-in:

Brownells also sells a real nice 100% finished stock that, in profile is a dead ringer for a McMillan A3. If you can't wait for the SSS stock, and don't need the adjustable cheekpiece, consider the Zero Stock on sale now at Brownells. A steal at $192, finish sanded and fully inletted, with a bedding kit. Nice Laminate. I suspect it may need a little more tweaking on the inletting, but that's easy to do with wood.

,note: delivered stocks are dark gray, not natural as in picture)

"Resin-impregnated, laminated maple provides stability in all weather conditions or climates. Straight-drop pistol grip with dual, wundhammer bulges gives a natural wrist angle for better trigger control. Beavertail forearm and tall comb. Fully inletted, final sanded, ready to bed and finish. Extra-wide barrel channel for target contour barrels, plus front and rear sling swivel studs and rubber recoil pad.

SPECS: Black-on-black,BLK). 32",81 cm) long, 14-½",36cm) length of pull, 2-1/8",5.3cm) wide forearm, 13/16",3cm) diameter barrel channel, 3 lb. 11 oz.,1.7kg) wt. Includes GLASBED® kit. Rem. 700 available to fit drop floorplate BDL and blind magazine ADL."

Link: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=16666

 

[ridgeway]

This is a Richard's. It was last winters project.

 

[butchlambert]

Do a search on this forum. Lot of info. Nice wood, but the inletting was done by a drunk beaver.

 

[velocette]

I've done two rifles using Richards Microfit. One, high grade Walnut the other a laminated colorful stock. In both cases, the "Microfit" is a gross overstatement. both rifles required significant work to inlet properly. Not difficult, just time consuming. Both stocks arrived VERY rough on the outside, demanding significant sanding to obtain a good finish. Both stocks were ordered with extra wood and came so.
Bottom line, if you don't mind doing much work with wood, you can get VERY nice results. Rifles are US rifle of 1917,
& Remington 722 in .222 Rem.

 

[STOMP442]

I've done two rifles using Richards Microfit. One, high grade Walnut the other a laminated colorful stock. In both cases, the "Microfit" is a gross overstatement. both rifles required significant work to inlet properly. Not difficult, just time consuming. Both stocks arrived VERY rough on the outside, demanding significant sanding to obtain a good finish. Both stocks were ordered with extra wood and came so.
Bottom line, if you don't mind doing much work with wood, you can get VERY nice results. Rifles are US rifle of 1917,
& Remington 722 in .222 Rem.

Beautiful work.

I too have done the Microfit thing. If you go into it knowing you have a lot of work ahead of you they are great, but if you are expecting a fit closer to a boyds or stockys stock you will be sorely disappointed.

 

[js2013]

I like Richard microfit laminates. The laminates are solid and beefy enough that I can add a rail, adj cheek piece, and adj butt and make it exactly the way I want it. The stocks are stiff with no give regardless how much sling pressure is applied. For the price you get a very solid stable laminate of high quality IMO. Like mentioned they are a long way from being a considered a drop in. You'll spend a lot of time sanding and inletting, but if your OK with that you can end up with a very nice stock.

 

[284winner]

http://www.rifle-stocks.com/

Does anyone have any experience with these?
Let's get this new forum going people.

I think in this case, you get what you pay for. Unless your real handy with wood tools or you know someone that is and won't take too much hard earned doe for the work, look at other options. They are beautiful stocks when finished properly. Like said here, the rough in inletting stinks.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Keep in mind that anything you do to a Richard's Micro Fit stock makes it YOUR'S!!
You could always order up a custom made/inletted stock, pay BIG $$$$ and wait till the cows come home or, do one yourself and have the satisfaction of knowing YOU did it.

 

[butchlambert]

Keep in mind that anything you do to a Richard's Micro Fit stock makes it YOUR'S!!
You could always order up a custom made/inletted stock, pay BIG $$$$ and wait till the cows come home or, do one yourself and have the satisfaction of knowing YOU did it.

I've done a couple and they came out OK, but I'm beyond that now. I'll let the goodguys do it.

 

[RW]

Ive done a few and I enjoy working on them! But I did a Boyds And I wasn't impressed! But I am left handed so the field narrows! RW

 

[Mike 243]

Expect to do some work.

 

[NorCalMikie]

I've had/done 10 or 12 so far (I've lost count) and liked the finished product.
Could have been better but they arn't show pieces so I'am happy. They get the job done and the price and style selection was worth every cent. For what I've spent, sure beats spending 3 or 4 times as much and seeing it roll off the bench and get the crap gouged out of it.

 

[X Ring Accuracy]

ALOT of good info above. We have used them per customers wants and wishes but it does require a good amount of work to get it right.

 

[Devin Wiggett]

Richard's are a rough fit to be sure, but with that said what would you expect for the money spent. I have worked on alot of them and they are very functional stocks when properly completed, but unless you have the skills, it will cost about the same as other more completed units, kind of like spending a bunch of money accurizing a Rem action when you could just buy a better one for about the same money.

 

[NorCalMikie]

For what I've spent, sure beats spending 3 or 4 times as much and seeing it roll off the bench and get the crap gouged out of it.

Kinda like a new Night Force scope hitting the ground.

 

[Will Henry]

As has already been pointed out, "mocro-fit" is a figure of speech and not descriptive of the product. I buy the stock shaped but uninletted so I can use them for anything. I miss Fajen; a lot. WH

 

[Guewithane]

My first two semi inlets in gs school were Richards and I was very happy with them. The quality of walnut vs the price was phenomenal. Of course that was a very long time ago. Walnut was not yet considered an endangered species.

 

[Fast14riot]

I got very frustrated with the last not-so microfit stock I had in AA grade maple that I sold it unfinished to someone who got a very good deal and I had already got the action to sit in it. But the big 1/8" to 3/16" run out in the barrel channel and other issues just made me give up and I bought a Boyd's for the gun.

That being said, I'm having an easier time converting a home made RF/BR stock to 700SA and I'm convinced the guy who made this stock was far-sighted in his only eye and had two fingers on each hand, lol!

 

[Kittitas George]

I ordered a Pre-war M-70, 'clover leaf tang', it was pretty rough, but nicely figured. I took it to the gun smith to inlet, after I paid him $400, he told informed me it s the wrong stock. So now I have $600 in a stock that doesn't fit around the tang. That is why I changed stocks. Every time I started to finish the stock I'd get upset, took it to stock builder in the area to sand it, and oil finish. He used varnish or something and the wrong color epoxy around the tang. So $180 gone, I stripped the varnish, sanded and steamed a bunch more, finished with Tru-Oil. Looks really good, except at the tang. Everyone says just ignore it, it's beautiful. Then I took it to a really great stock man in Wenatchee, WA. for checkering, it came back just super. Now I'm thinking I'll take it back to him to fit a piece of wood in around the tang. I want it right. The gun is a 25-06 built before Remington standardized it. It shoots well, nickle size groups, looks old fashioned good, kills antelope, deer, prairie dogs and gophers. I killed a gopher at just over 500 yds. I just decided who's gonna get Unc's gun and it will be perfect. That's my story on Richard's Microfit Stocks.