Reading various threads in the states, their quality control is not up to snuff
I bought a stock from them recently. The order was placed on January 15 and I received the item on February 18, so about a month in total of which probably half was for clearing customs... Shipping was $65 USD, and I had to pay an additional $20 in duty fees when I picked the stock at the post office. Overall, it went well but the costs do add up quickly. All in, the stock was $310 CAD, so it is definitely not an inexpensive option to order directly from Boyds. I wish that the exchange rate was better.
Could you check your receipt and confirm that you paid "duty fees"? I have bought from them and other US vendors - some parcels get dinged by Canada Customs for GST (and PST if your province has that) and then an additional $9.95 (?) to Canada Post to collect that sales tax - but never any "duties" that I recall. Perhaps something has changed??
I watched a video yesterday, the guy wasn't impressed with the adjustable cheek riser.
It was very loose. It was on a CZ 457 22lr.
The cheek riser on mine is fine, it is adjusted with two allen screws possibly the person in the video had not tightened the screws. If this was the 457 AT1 it has a totally different stock.
Did you get the aluminum pillars installed? If so, were they installed properly? How was the inletting? I am thinking of ordering one.