wind gypsy
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I just ordered a custom carbon stock from McMillan for my H&H. It is the Game Scout model and I got to handle one on an XBolt Hells Canyon McMillan rifle the other day. I really like the way it feels and the carbon fill should make it extremely lightweight. The only problem is that I have to wait 6 months for it to be built.
It sounds like you're sticking with the factory tube but wanted to point a couple things out about getting a carbon barrel:
1. Make sure the shank diameter on Browning matches what is used on M700's - in trying to build a tikka with a proof, they are different shank diameters and the availability is greatly diminished compared to barrels for M700 pattern actions.
2. Your stock will need to be re-inletted (this is probably obvious to you) if you get a carbon barrel someday. I would make sure you order with the appropriate barrel channel for what your future intentions are. It wouldn't look good with a big barrel channel and factory barrel but functionally it's fine.