Boyds' Stocks!

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Hey guys,

Well, I just ordered another Boyds' stock! I have a Savage 19R17 BSEV, and love the Royal jacaranda stock that it comes with! So much, that i got a "Varmint Thumbhole" in pepper laminate for my Weatherby Vanguard Varmint Special in .223.... And its an awesome looking, and feeling stock!!

Just last week i picked up a Savage model 12 BVSS .308 with a 26" heavy stainless BBL, it has a composite (plastic) stock which, IMO, is kinda crappy.... I have been on the fence on wether to get a Boyd's for it... Well I decided to.... It would feel so much better, and look a hell of alot better! The bugger was deciding what color to get!! It took me at least an HOUR to choose! At first, im thinking the Pepper laminate, natural choice with the stainless! Then i think, its too boring, go with the Royal Jacaranda, so i flip flop! Holding my BSEV up to it, then the Weatherby... back and forth! DAMN! what to do!?

Well, i googled "royal jacaranda stocks", look at many pics of rifles..... jeez, what a decision! I wrote up an order, put all the info in, and part numbers for the Pepper Laminate. Basically was just about to put it in the envelope and send it.... I ended up stroking out the part #'s, and changing to Royal Jacaranda.. LOL. I dunno, Such a simple thing, but its so difficult! They should make 'em in one color! I think it'll look awesome in that color! Although, the stainless would look awesome in the pepper laminate as well....:yingyang:

shoot.... i hope i don't regret changing the color! LOL.... I'll post a couple of pictures here when i get it!

just thinking out loud here.....

Ginnz.
 
So there is no export restriction on that stock, unlike the highly tactical and dangerous Boyd's Tacticool stock?
 
After a couple of years of humming and hah'ing, weighing the various negative comments of Richard's against the plain-looking Boyd's, I finally said screw it and ordered a Boyd's classic in walnut for my FN 98. What's a $100, right? Worst case, I take a loss on the EE.
 
looch said:
After a couple of years of humming and hah'ing, weighing the various negative comments of Richard's against the plain-looking Boyd's, I finally said screw it and ordered a Boyd's classic in walnut for my FN 98. What's a $100, right? Worst case, I take a loss on the EE.
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Looch have you received that yet, cause I am thinking of getting the same for my Zastava Mauser?
 
bobnob said:
Looch have you received that yet, cause I am thinking of getting the same for my Zastava Mauser?
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Just placed the order Thursday, the 4th. I'll update this thread with a few pics when I get it - terrible lack of good images on the Internet for this item.
 
Looch, what barrel channel cut did you order? I have a commercially sporterized large ring 98 with a light sporter barrel on it and I'm unsure if the "#1" channel or the "military" channel is the right size.
 
I bought a sporter. We'll see if a military would have been a better choice - they do have measurements for each if you click on them.
 
Yeah, so, no. The barrel channel isn't a terrible fit - there's about .030" of gap, each side immediately in front of the ring, then it pinches the barrel about 4" forward, then it opens up to a large-ish gap for the remainder. The forward corners of the ring "well" are too rounded - the ring touches at the apex of the radius and the rest is a gap. The rear action screw/rear tang area has a couple of splinters missing. All in all, it's loose everywhere.

But the real downer is the bottom metal, which is cut about 3/16" too long - ahead of the front action screw.

Not sure what I'm going to do. I have the original stock, but it's beech and I was hoping to replace it with a nicer, walnut stock that is shaped more to my liking. I'm not real fond of the drop it has.
 
I looked at the Boyd for a CZ 452 American but will try bedding first. It shoots extremely well and this appeared to be a better alternative for the time being.
 
Boyds stocks are beautiful. I ordered a classic stock in nutmeg laminate about 6 months ago for my Marlin XS7, it took about 10 days to arrive and my Marlin dropped right into the stock with not a single issue. It certainly gives the rifle a better feel and a way better look. Anytime I take it out I get all sorts of comments and people are surprised when I tell them it is a Marlin XS7.
 
Remmy700 said:
Ordering the wife a pepper thumb hole for her model 11 in 7 08, and one for her model 93 in 17hmr.

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Put my Stevens 200 in .243 Win into a Boyd's classic pepper laminate:

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looch said:
But the real downer is the bottom metal, which is cut about 3/16" too long - ahead of the front action screw.

Not sure what I'm going to do. I have the original stock, but it's beech and I was hoping to replace it with a nicer, walnut stock that is shaped more to my liking. I'm not real fond of the drop it has.
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I had the same thing happen recently when I had a nice blank of Turkish walnut duplicated to fit an FN action. The duplicator took about 1/4" of extra wood ahead of the front tang.

I ended up sending the bottom metal to Bill Leeper so he could weld and shape an extension to the tang. He did such a nice job that, after I re-blued, the front tang looked original.
 
I bought a Boyds 'Prairie Hunter' in grey laminate for my .375 Ruger African. $97 and 2 weeks to my door. I finished the stock with True Oil and a rubbed finish. I'll buy more. Great product and pricing.
 
It seemed to me that a lot of the negative feedback that I read for Great American Gunstock was from one individual, so I decided to give them a shot. On Saturday October 20th, I called them to inquire about a stock for my rifle.

I became a little suspicious during our very casual conversation about what, exactly, I was looking for and in what price range, when he asked for my credit card information. I said that I'd rather wait until the details of what I want had been formalized before going any further. No problem. He tells me he will send me an email the following Monday or Tuesday.

Monday, I receive an email: "We have a variety of stocks available for this rifle--from around $100 up, depending on the grade of wood and what extras might already be fitted (recoil pads, ebony forearm tips, etc.)." That's not new information - we established that on Saturday.

I let 2 days go by and send him another message asking if he had managed to locate something specific. He responded, same day, with the following message: "I am still looking. I have a couple set aside, but I thought I'd find another one or two in you price range. Will try to get you a more comprehensive description tomorrow. Another problem--I'm answering these e-mails at home and don't have the stocks here to talk about....

Now, in the world of gunsmithing and old codgers, one week may not be very long at all. To me, it seems like a pretty simple process to find an inventory item, snap a few pictures, and send them off in an email. I would very much like to get his project underway and I get the feeling that I am going to be held hostage by the bumbling proceedings of someone who maybe should have retired 20 years ago.

So one week after that last message, I sent this: "Unforeseen circumstances have arisen. Please stop your search - I will have to put this off. I apologize for the inconvenience and would like to convey my thanks for your help to this point."

He responds, same day again (remember - he has no email at work): "Well, if that's the case, so be it, but I have a stock in the machine I was just making for this order...."

What fricken' order?! Why would he begin machining a piece of wood when we haven't even discussed the details of the style, shape, LOP, grip,...? Or maybe he hasn't even been to his shop in the last week and is stringing me along until he can get there.

So, forgive me if I label anyone who has managed to get a stock from this guy as lucky.
 
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