Been thinking about getting the JRS laminate for my M700 .300 Ultra Mag pictured below. My ? is since the stock that came from the factory says it is for the "long action MAGNUM" will the long action stock from Boyds fit it without any modification.Another ? for those of you who have ordered this stock, Do you like yours? Thanks

i hear they're real heavy pigs, fat grips etc...

gtip is fine with me, you can get the light weight option & reduce the weight by 3/4 pounds..weils about the same as a lss stock w/o the option

Trapshooter:

If you want to see a Boyds stock, go to the Big Bore Forum. Look at the second page, title new 375 H&H Custom, by PAHunter

This is my first Boyd Stock, brown laminate called nutmeg, I also bought a second one in WSM size. I am making a twin of the rifle that is pictured. The only diference will be 270 WSM caliber instead of 375 H&H and no muzzle break. Both are Model 70 Classic S/S.

I left my stocks normal weight. The 375 H&H with heavy barrel, Scope and mounts weighs exactly 10 lbs. I like the cheek rest, pistol grip and all around appearance. You will probably have to some inletting for exact fit of the barrel.

The second Boyd stock was ordered completely finished. The finish on it was pretty good, but I will still put the clear hard finish on this one also.

I think they are alot of stock for the money, shop and compare.

Regards... Jim P.

I have purchased several of their finished (less checkering) stocks and find them a very real value. I have one for my 416 Taylor which is crossbolted and bedded but it is holding up to full house loads quite well.
I have seen a couple of their laminated stocks and they appeared to be very well made and should do nicely for the 300. I would certainly bed the action.
Frank

Trap,

I own about 10 of the Boyds stocks. I love them. I buy them unfinished and finish them in a couple of hours, after letting them dry overnight between finishes./ However hands on time is a couple of hours tops. for $65.00 for a JRS how can you go wrong?

Check out their site for 2004. They are adding a boatload of options on their stocks this year.

Allthough Tod Bartell thinks they are fat, I like the extra size of them. Not all of us like slim riflestocks.

If you have questions call Boyds and speak with Scott in the their sales dept.

I am supposed to receive one of a limited run this week of a thumbhole in the black laminate for a Browning A Bolt. I am sure looking forward to that. A lot of my rifles with their stocks generate a lot of questions when I shoot them at the range. I have had a few people offer me a lot more than I paid for the stock.

I think you will be pleased. The stocks also come with a 1 1/2 barrel contour. That is what a magnum barrel usually comes as. In a regular sporter the barrel is free floating then, which I like.

Good luck with it.

Seafire,

Can you tell me a bit more about your experience with Boyd's stocks? I am considering changing out the stock on my Rem 700 BDL SS 300RUM as well. Since I have never bought one, and my experience in this area is nill, here are my questions:

1. If I order a JRS Pepper Laminate unfinished, what is required to completely finish it?

2. Will it come with a recoil pad, or is this an added cost I need to consider?

3. What products do you use to finish it?

4. Can I just drop in my action, or will I have to get a gunsmith to do some work on it?

5. Is accuracy still pretty good when you just "drop it in", or do you usually have to bed it as well?

Boyd's can be hit or miss. So far I have been happy with Grand stocks and M-700. '03 Springfied is a mess. Others have had the same '03 experince.





1. You will need to do some shaping and then the final sanding. I do most of this workd with an automitive DA pnumatic sander. Futzing around by hand will take you forever.



2. Seems like I had to install my own, been a while.



3. Fuller plast or conversion varnish. You could use spar varnish.



4. No, It will need some inletting.



This is a DIY project. Don't hire a gunsmith. Screw it up yourself, fix it, learn about stock making. Be proud of your accomplishment. That's the way it goes, ......gunsmith pfffft! : )



5. Depends...........The odds are better to do it right.

Just got my thumbhole from Boyd's today, for a Browing A Bolt. It seems that they are going to offer it in a factory offering according to their 5th edition catalog that was enclosed.

I have to admit on just the initial inspection of this stock, that it is even better than anyone I have gotten from them before. It will need minimal sanding in comparison to previous stocks.

They seem to be getting their act together even better than it has been. The new catalog showed what custom options are going to be available.

Boyd's is quickly becoming one of the biggest bargains out there. Even though they are getting tons of contracts from Rifle Manufacturers,, they are not forgeting those of us out there, that do a lot of improvement of our rifles on our own.

I wish that manufacturers would still sell barreled actions like they use to. With Boyd's one could buy a barreled action and then get what stock you would like to see with it.

For a graduation present for a nephew this spring, me and his dad are getting a rifle put together for him, on something that he would really like.

The project, is starting off with an Enfield P 17 action. We are doing this, as it would excite his son to have an action that was used around WW I. Then we are going to put a 28 inch or so PacNor Bull Barrel. Chambering will be a 6 mm Reminton, with a one in 8 twist.

To finish off the project, we are going to put a Boyd's Laminate stock on it for him, (in the gray laminate). Boyd's making stocks for something as old as an Enfield is amazing to me, and I am really grateful to them for cataloging stuff like that. An Enfield is a darn fine action.

A Burris 6 to 24 or 8 x 32 with a target dot, in a matt finish will top it off.

Tyler will have a rifle that really looks great, with a strong military history in the action, and should be quite a long range shooter. With a 115 grain Berger load, he will have a rifle capable of competing in the 1,000 yd shoots. He is a young man bound for a military academy and is wrestling this weekend in the Montana State Wrestling Championships, at the state level.

It will be a nice graduation gift, for a young man that is busy making something of himself, in a world where many his age, are just busy using drugs and being punks.

That Boyd stock will make it a reality. My hat is off to them.

I have done several Boyd's walnut stocks. JRS, Dakota Will, and RIA sportsman. I start with 220 sand paper then soak the stock in Danish oil finish. Wait 24 to 48 hours depending on humidity. Then begin wet sanding with the danish oil finish and 320 paper and then to 400 and finnaly 600 paper. I also let it dry completely between coats and changes in paper grit size. I have found using steel wool leaves little flecks of metal imbedded in the wood so I don't use it. I also do beding myself. I use a bondo fiberglass mix from the home depot and auto paste wax as a release agent. The bondo is thicker than acraglass and sets up faster too.