Magpul Introduces $259.95 Tactical-Type Stock for Rem 700s
Gear Report by Kip Staton
Magpul jumped feet-first into the bolt-action precision rifle market by dropping a teaser video of their Hunter 700 chassis/stock system. Feast your eyes on this video that shows Magpul’s new chassis system in action:
The Hunter 700 (MSRP $259.95) is built around a ruggedly anodized aluminum bedding block, and utilizes a standard Magpul SGA cheek riser and spacers (from the shotgun line). It also features forward M-LOK slots, as well as multiple points to mount swivel studs and QD sockets. Weight is a svelte 2.9 pounds, and the system is compatible with factory Remington 700 bottom metal. And that’s not all.
By removing a spacer in the stock, end-users can convert the rifle to feed from the company’s new steel/polymer Bolt Action Magazine Well, which accepts standard AICS pattern magazines. MSRP for the conversion is an impressive $69.95, and that price even includes a mag. But — hold on — it gets even better (look at the photo carefully).
Yup. It feeds from PMAGs. New, AICS-compatible PMAGs. The PMAG-5 7.62 AC is a fully-featured polymer magazine, with an anti-tilt follower and MSRP of $34.95. Interestingly, the magazine holds five (5) rounds to comply with hunting regulations, but the follower features a trimmable, pre-scored stop that allows users to increase capacity by a single round for other purposes.
Magpul promises that this is just the beginning for their precision rifle accessory line, hinting at a larger-capacity PMAG-10 7.62 AC in the future, as well as other calibers. Anybody running AICS pattern mags (and that’s quite a few serious precision rifle guys) should be stoked about these new products.
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When is Magpul releasing the stocks
Should be sometime in the near future!
That is a hell of an add,…. good marketing.
I would guess Shot Show, so this week.
The MSRP on a Magpul buttstock ALONE is $255 (http://store.magpul.com/category/181). Now a complete stock including aluminum bedding block for $259.95 (MSRP)???
elr,
A check of the manufacturing of the PRS will demonstrate the difference in complexity of the PRS as compared to the injection (I suppose) technology of this stock. Besides, they have to compete with the aluminum chassis of the Bell and Carlson version which can often be found for about $250.00/each in the basic stock.
Regards.