Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Put another 50 through the 11 Trophy Predator Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor with #1012 Medalist yesterday...in four 5-shot 100yd groups, average group size was a tick under 0.7" with the best group coming in at a hair over 0.4" using the generic 140gr Creedmoor "box" recipe (41.5gr H4350, 140gr HPBT, 2.81" COAL). Without a flier increasing one group to just under 1", the average size would have been right at 0.6".
The rifle has also shot factory 140gr Amax loads (lot 314xxxx) very well, consistently producing similar results.
Compared with the factory tupperware, the M40 Medalist has a higher cheekweld and is more stable off a bipod. The grip is also slightly more vertical than the factory stock, which I prefer. While I'm not sure the stock changed the mechanical accuracy of the system, with those ergonomic changes the stock provides I am more comfortable behind the rifle, which has improved MY results. That said, the cheekweld is still a *bit* lower than I'd prefer using a 20MOA base with Vortex HST 4-16x and Burris XTR 30mm low rings, but with a Triad stock pack it is juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust right.
I currently own a McMillan A5 and a Manners T2, and while both are GREAT stocks I think the M40 Medalist provides exceptional value.