Great long action aluminum pillar bedded option for 6.5 prc with tolerable flaws. 5-rd capable mag. - ProMag Archangel Howa 1500 Hogue Long Action Precision Stock w/5-Round Follower Magnum Caliber 6-Round Magazine

It was a drop-in fit for my Howa M1500 Long Action (6.5 PRC) with the #6 Heavy Barrel contour. The stock had the desired amount snug fitment when pressing the barreled action into the stock. The Heavy Barrel was free-floating with a thin piece of paper, however, the vented side clearing and the opening near the receiver was too close to the barrel for my liking. I opened it up. The included 6-Round 300 Win Mag magazine fed 5 rounds of 6.5 PRC without issue. When the 6th round was introduced, I had 1 or 2 misfeeds(needing to "double clutch/push" cartridges) in 2 out of 5 full magazines with the cartridges fully seated rearward. The effect seemed to be mitigated when the cartridges were seated 4mm forward from the magazine rear but I did have 1 round misfeed in 4 magazines fully loaded to 6. Since the 6.5 PRC is a thicker cartridge near the neck than a 300 Win Mag, just treat the included magazine as a 5 rounder when using 6.5 PRC or 7mm PRC ("boutique/chic") cartridges, one should have few issues- if any. I do suspect that the stock I received was returned due to the BBQ sauce looking substance on the magazine release but I'm overall satisfied. I'm just glad it wasn't rust. I was very reluctant to purchase an Archangel Manufacturing/ProMag Centerfire that didn't have a Full Aluminum Bedding Block like the three AA700B's I own. More trusted brands like GRS, McMillian and Stocky's are now relying on Composite and Polymer (Proprietary "Magic Plastic") Blends & Brews so I decided to give this a try. Promag has reached out to me in the past stating that there are no discernable differences between their Aluminum Pillar Bedded stocks and Full Aluminum Bedding Block stocks. I hope that to be true my next range trip. If Archangel/Promag offered Full Aluminum Bedding Blocks for their Short and Long Action Remington 700s; Howa 1500s; Savage 10/110 variants - It's likely I would only own Archangel/ProMag stocks because of their adjustability and ergonomics. I already have fixes or ideas for fixes with their magazine flaws I've encountered. I've had just as much 'headaches & fevers' with AICS patterned magazines of varying brands working in some rifles but not others. I'm satisfied with my purchase so far.