Bell and Carlson Tactical Medalist Type 2 Stock Issues
I ordered a Bell and Carlson Tactical Medalist Type 2 stock from Stocky's Stock to replace the tupperware that came with my Savage Hog Hunter .223. Upon unboxing it, it seemed to look decent aesthetically, however upon attempting to mate the action to the stock, I noticed something was wrong.
As you tighten the action screws, you can watch the action turn in the stock, and when torqued to spec (actually below spec) the scopes crosshairs are canted, and the trigger is sitting crooked in the trigger guard area. A friend of mine who is more handy at these type of issue than I came over and gave her a look over. He double checked to make sure that the scope is sitting level on the action.
It appears to us that the aluminum bedding block is fiberglassed in the stock crooked? We can set the action in the stock so that the scopes crosshairs are level, but when we tighten down the action bolts, it cants the scope and trigger.
Upon further inspection, I can also see that one of the swivel studs is mounted off by 1/8 of inch? It also looks like the one swivel stud is not mounted in the center of the forearm. This stud also appears to be caving inside the stock?
I called Stocky's and told the customer service gal of the issue and she said they have had some bedding blocks which were off. She said that they also have had actions that were not level? She gave me a number to write on the box and told me to send it UPS insured. I asked her if that was normal for the customer to pay return shipping on a defective stock. She said that if it is determined defective, they would reimburse me the shipping fees?
Needless to say, I'm not impressed at this point. I know the stock isn't the top of the line, however, $286 bucks isn't what I call cheap.
Anyone else had a problem with Bell and Carlson or Stocky's?
