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Replacement Stock Options for Model 1500?

I'm setting up a Smith & Wesson / Howa / Vanguard Model 1500 and looking at options for synthetic replacement stock. I've been looking at Bell & Carlson stocks. Any other suggestions?
- ErikT
- Thread
- Feb 8, 2022
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Firearms
Maven's CRS Riflescopes Jan2022 Release

Update: I stopped by the Maven booth at the Great Outdoors show in Harrisburg PA. Met the Maven crew there including the VP. They were all super nice/friendly/knowledgeable/helpful. I ended up with the CRS.1 and also picked up a pair of B1.2 10x42 binos and a pair of C.2 binos in 7x28 for...
- ErikT
- Post #38
- Feb 7, 2022
- Forum: Firearms
Does Anyone Recall backpackhunter.com ?

okay, so some of you Gen Xer's (NOT Boomers) remember this site. This site was just after the internet was invented, back in Netscape days. Alloutdoors.com was the king of hunting sites before the dot.com crash, then 24hr campfire tried to pick up the ball but backpackhunter.com was the...
- ErikT
- Post #9
- Jan 14, 2022
- Forum: Backpacks
Does Anyone Recall backpackhunter.com ?

"my dad"... Damn. Feeling old now...
- ErikT
- Post #3
- Jan 11, 2022
- Forum: Backpacks
Maven's CRS Riflescopes Jan2022 Release

Ronnie- Cool. Thanks for the input! Based on the review here on Rokslide they seem to be a great option for the price. I've hunted out west a few times in the past but this will be the first time purchasing higher-end optics and gear specifically for western hunting.
- ErikT
- Post #22
- Jan 6, 2022
- Forum: Firearms
Does Anyone Recall backpackhunter.com ?

Any guys on here AT LEAST 40 years old and older may recall the first-gen website circa 1997 - 1998 www.backpackhunter.com This old HTML style site was PACKED with great stories and info on all sorts of western backpack hunts for all species of game and include tons of gear tips, hunting tips...
- ErikT
- Thread
- Jan 6, 2022
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Backpacks
Maven's CRS Riflescopes Jan2022 Release

Excellent article and review! Now I have to decide between the CRS.2 and the RS.1. I am setting up a 1984 vintage Smith & Wesson 1500 (Vangard/Howa 1500) .270 to take to Idaho for deer and elk this fall 2022. It seems that the CRS.2 would be a super solid option for a lighter-weight and...
- ErikT
- Post #20
- Jan 6, 2022
- Forum: Firearms
First time Idaho DIY elk hunt

Sounds like an awesome hunt! I take it you backpacked in- no truck camping?
- ErikT
- Post #23
- Nov 30, 2021
- Forum: Rokslide Live Hunt/Hunting Stories
Best Custom Bowyer

Bill Kerner. you are going old school. I met Bill and visited his shop and spent the day with him years ago. Had a couple of his Mountain Bows. They were very cool bows indeed. Nothing like them out there.
- ErikT
- Post #39
- Oct 14, 2021
- Forum: Traditional Archery