MDT stocks

[BradleyM]

I am considering buying a MDT stock but not sure what actions are true rem 700 clones that will drop in without milling anything out. Can anyone suggest quality actions that will fit. 

[kwakkerjack]

The actions that state they are REM700 clones should fit a stock or chassis that is also REM700 pattern.  Timber stocks will need glass-bedding to the action, but a synthetic or metal chassis would be fine.

 

A lot of the time it is the magazine that will cause feed issues, so look to get an action and stock/chasis combination that uses a standard AICS magazine (or other quality magazine) rather than an obscure magazine type.

 

If you haven't bought a gun/action yet, also consider a non-REM700 footprint too as MDT make chassis for all the common actions.  Howa, Tikka, Savage, Sako (etc.) are all great platforms.

[Charlts]

What action are you thinking of using? 

[BradleyM]

Not sure at the moment, actions seem to be fairly scarce and didn’t want to start messing with an expensive stock. It would be a short action for 6.5 Creedmoor. 

[farmer_giles]

I've got an off-the-shelf T3X SuperVarmint 223Rem in an MDT Oryx SA green. Before the MDT it was shooting average at best - as bad as 2moa with 53gr hornady supervarmint factory ammo - it was very frustrating. The MDT makes a HUGE difference. Firstly the recoil is straight, not up, so you can watch your shot go down the field. It's tightened the groups considerably - now well below 1/4moa with hand-loaded 75gr ELDM rounds - had a 1/9th group on paper at 186yds. I love that I can attach my Atlas PRS bipod at the front. Its fore end is a decent length so the bipod is way forward which is super stable. It's got a bit of weight to it so you can shoot the 223 like an air rifle, which makes target and game shooting really nice. I've not shot 6.5creed so no idea how that would be but it works great on the 223. 

attached 3 round group shot yesterday at 452yds on a 15cm gong - quite difficult to measure the group as they all hit the same place. a bit high. 75gr eldm's at about 2750fps. not got a chrono so estimating the mv from the drop. 22gr N135 load with fed primers, Lapua brass, loaded at jam mins 20thou so 1.940" OAL, 2.500 COAL. Shot off the bonnet of the truck. 

Gun:

T3X SV 223, Atlas bipoid, ATN X-Sight 4K pro scope, Hausken WD60 moderator ceracoated in macmillan tan. The bipod/scope are just krylon spray painted. 

This MDT AICS mag allows the 2.5" COAL by the way, which the Tikka mag does not- essential if you're loading long bullets, which the 8-twist likes. 

Footnote: I'm still only getting about 1/2 moa off the 53gr eldm's hand loaded. Still, better than the 2moa the factory ammo managed

[Cornish-Viking]

I dropped by Bergara B14r into a MDT XRS and it was perfect.