Gentlemen:
Who other than McMillan make composite replacement stocks for an Anschutz 1712 that would still let me shoot in Hunter class? I'd appreciate your input. Thanks, Tom

Tom,
This subject has been talked about a lot on this forum. You can search for the following names:

Steve Wooster - in WA sdwooster <at> msn <dot> com
Wayne Merier - in GA wmerier <at> comcast <dot> net
Frank Carrillo - in TX maker of Mark Pharr style stocks frank.carrillo <at> ddc-industries <dot> com

They all are excellent, light weight stocks designed for our off-hand sport and made to conform to the rules of our game.
Go to several Silhouette matches and ask to hold/shoot rifles in these stocks and see which one(s) fit you and your wallet best.
Then get you one (or more) on order!

Good luck,
ShootingStar
1712 in a Mark Pharr stock from Robertson's Composites (no longer in business)

Hey shootingstar, does your tag line mean Mark is no longer making rifles or just that Robertsons is out of business?

OldRanger,
It's not really a tag line, more of a p.s. to the message. Anyway. . .
To answer your question:
Long time ago, Mark Pharr worked with Robertson's Composites in Canada to produce his style stock. Mark never mass produced his own stocks, just Robertsons. They went out of business a few years back so for a while Pharr stocks were not being made.
Then Mark started working with Frank Carrillo in El Paso to make new molds for making Mark's design of stocks again.
Now they are made by Frank and they are available.

Hope that clears things up for you and everyone else after I made a mess of things!

ShootingStar

I am curious to know the ballpark price on these stocks. Are they around $500 or closer to $1000? $1500? $2000?

Can't speak to the others but according to DrGunner on RFC the Wayne Merier stock is supposed to be in the $350 ballpark.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... p?t=578810

Franks are in the same ball park I believe. Plus the inletting and finishing work. Mark Pharr (gunsmith) would be able to give you a better idea on pricing. He is on this forum. Tumbleweedsrifles is his handle.

Woosters are in that general area code too.

Great advice, especially about trying them out first. The stocks are remarkably different in some aspects, such as grip structure and cast. They each give the rifle a different feel and balance too, depending on how they are filled. The Wooster graphite stock is so light even a factory barreled rifle feels muzzle heavy in it.

Thank you everyone.

Steve Wooster also has a mold for the Pharr stock plus he has his own design. Great guy to work with.

I currently have 2 pharr stocks and one Wooster, plus the factory wood MSR, McMillian MSR, and the factory wood 1712s. I sold one pharr and I am thinking of selling the other 2. This is a personal fit/feel thing, but the pharr is actually uncomfortable. I tried to get used to it, but never warmed up to it or found a position to lock it in. The Wooster seems to be a custom fit for me. The various factory stocks also actually ft very well. Even the McMillian verses the wood MSR is subtly different and it changes the feel.