LR, M98, intermediate length, thumb hole stock

[Tucker.Grose]

I’ve been wanting to put a thumb hole stock on my large ring M98, intermediate length action, custom build.
The action started life as Yugoslavian made Herters.308 Win. Now it’s a .22-250.
I’ve liked the Boyd’s thumb hole on other rifles, but from what I can tell Boyd’s doesn’t offer a thumb hole for this length action.
Anyone have experience with thumb hole stocks for this action? Or other stocks for this length action?

 

[Potashminer]

No specific experience with that length, but have installed / fitted several mauser stocks. The action screw hole dimension - centre-to centre - is pretty important number to know for sure if you are ordering a "pre-inletted" stock. As well, can also get caught by the trigger guard - two lengths of "tongue" were used on them - originals had the little locking screw forward of the main action screw and resulted in a "longer" nose to that tongue - other versions had the locking screw behind, or omitted completely, and they have a shorter nose. Both lengths of trigger guard "nose" had exact same action screw center-to-center spacing. Can open up a "short nose" stock inletting to fit a long nose trigger guard, but not the other way around - results in a 3/16" or so crescent moon shaped gap.

 

[Tucker.Grose]

Thanks Potashminer. I’ve noticed the things you mentioned. I was hoping for a drop in fit and haven’t found the Boyd’s offering a thumb hole with the ctr to ctr screw spacing that I need. They do offer a non-thumb hole with that spacing, but it doesn’t look any better than the stock I already have. Maybe I’ll have to get a blank and inlet it myself or just make the whole stock out of a big chunk of Walnut I have...I just wasn’t feeling that ambitious.