Suggestion needed: Most attractive molded in color for McMillan Winchester 70 375 H&H

[MaxM25]

I am about to order a D’Arcy Legend stock (McMillan makes it) for a Winchester 70 Stainless Classic in 375 H&H and I would like a molded in color. There are many choices available and I would appreciate recommendations on what looks great in combination with a black barrel and receiver and black scope because I am coating the rifle in Black T so it won’t have the shiny stainless color anymore.

My taste is towards a color combination that would not look tacticool. I already have one rifle with a McMillan in molded in GAP camo (M1A) and that is nice but I don’t think it would look good on a Winchester 70 used for hunting in Africa.

https://mcmillanusa.com/gallery/

 

[baxterb]

Great stock!

I must say I don't think you can beat how D'Arcy had #1 LX-1 stock painted:

 

[channelkat]

I have yet to see the mcwoody/ mcwalnut in person (only digitally) but I am likely to go that route in the near future. The finished rifles I’ve seen with them look pretty sharp to me. Otherwise id probably do something like Baxterb posted above.

 

[MaxM25]

Great stock!

I must say I don't think you can beat how D'Arcy had #1 LX-1 stock painted:

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I like the green color in that picture. I think the closest molded in color from McMillan would be the Olive, Woodland Beige, and Dark tan color. There are still a lot of choices available.

 

[Puddle]

While I tend towards OD green, I saw a mcwoody once and really liked it.

 

[RR 314]

Can you now order the stocks directly from McMillan? I had D’Arcy set one up for me several years ago and I copied one of his paint patterns.

 

[RR 314]

Here is a link to the one D’Arcy did for me. I did a lot of pondering over the paint and went with this . . .

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Thread 'Lightweight .375 H&H'

Apr 8, 2021

I have been wanting a lightweight .375 for some time and a friend recommended Crimson Accuracy in Cresson, Texas. It took over a year to locate a 22” Proof barrel. LAW action, D’Arcy Echols stock. D’Arcy was great to work with and he installed cross bolts before he sent the stock. Bare rifle is 7 pounds 2 oz. Guys at Crimson did fantastic work. First spin around the block and roughly 1/2 MOA with factory A-frames.

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[Nyati]

Desert Ambush, or Tan with Black Speckles, seem to me appropiate for Africa.

 

[Owen89]

FWIW I feel like the faux wood options try too hard to be something else.

Khaki with gray and black gets my vote.

 

[MaxM25]

Can you now order the stocks directly from McMillan? I had D’Arcy set one up for me several years ago and I copied one of his paint patterns.

You have to order through D’Arcy.

 

[MaxM25]

FWIW I feel like the faux wood options try too hard to be something else.

Khaki with gray and black gets my vote.

I did not see a choice of Khaki with gray and black on the McMillan site. Could you point out which one you are referring to?

 

[Killo]

Echols 416 rem

 

[JohnD29]

The Khaki with gray and black is at the bottom of the painted finishes section of the McMillan website:

 

[Rafiki]

Pink camo seems to be in these days.

 

[Rem280]

My woody and camo McMillan stocks.

 

[RLL]

I am about to order a D’Arcy Legend stock (McMillan makes it) for a Winchester 70 Stainless Classic in 375 H&H and I would like a molded in color. There are many choices available and I would appreciate recommendations on what looks great in combination with a black barrel and receiver and black scope because I am coating the rifle in Black T so it won’t have the shiny stainless color anymore.

My taste is towards a color combination that would not look tacticool. I already have one rifle with a McMillan in molded in GAP camo (M1A) and that is nice but I don’t think it would look good on a Winchester 70 used for hunting in Africa.

https://mcmillanusa.com/gallery/

Here’s mine…I wanted as close to a wooden look as possible.

 

[Owen89]

The Khaki with gray and black is at the bottom of the painted finishes section of the McMillan website:

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@MaxM25 this is the one. Not sure if you can get them to dial back the flecks though, that would be my only comment. Something along the lines of Baxterb's gun.

 

[dneaster3]

I’ve seen the McWoody (now called Timber?) in real life. It doesn’t look like wood, but it looks good. Kinda like the burl panels you see in F150 trim packages. It’s not fooling anyone but it still looks classy.

Otherwise go with an olive drab or khaki base and fleck pattern. African landscape and clothing colors.

I’d avoid the stripes. You lose the clean lines of a D’Arcy stock with all those vertical color bars.

But, as they say, “in matters of taste the customer is always right”.

 

[RR 314]

D’Arcy does a lot of his stocks painted like this. I like it. I just wish he would get hats back in stock. . He has been out for years.

 

[baxterb]

D’Arcy does a lot of his stocks painted like this. I like it. I just wish he would get hats back in stock. . He has been out for years.

Ha!!!!! So true!!!! Literally on my head as I type…