After some review of the options from Boyds, I decided on the Classic stock in the color “Pepper.” It is a traditional shape with a slightly higher comb for optics use. All pre-64 Model 70s are a “long action” so selecting the appropriate stock was simple.
Full Answer
Why buy from Boyd’s gunstocks?
Boyd’s Gunstocks has been offering replacement stocks for more than 35 years. By using the latest manufacturing machinery and techniques, the engineers at Boyd’s Gunstocks can deliver very high-quality rifle stocks for not very much money. The stocks they manufacture are designed to perfectly fit the gun.
What are the features of a Boyd’s at one stock?
The comb can also be raised more than a half-inch — and a half-inch, over-molded rubber recoil pad is standard. It’s also available in 11 color patterns, including a cool camo-style Forest pattern and a radical, bright green, Zombie Hunter version. The Boyd’s At One stock is inletted to perfectly fit the barreled action of your rifle.
What is the best gunstock for a classic looking gun?
This traditional appearing stock affords you a classic look with modernly crafted upgrades for today’s forward-thinking shooter. The Boyds Agility Gunstock incorporates Boyds’ now-famous adjustable butt pad from the very popular At-One stock design.
Which gun stock shape should I choose for my firearm?
You’ll find a Boyds Gunstock shape that’s ideal for your firearm from among the numerous classic and modern stock configurations available. We have stock shapes designed for shotguns, rifles, AR’s and military weapons and a variety of specialty stocks as well.
What is a Boyds thumbhole adjustable gunstock?
The revolutionary At-One™ Thumbhole Adjustable Gunstock from Boyds lets you precisely adjust your gun for an overall, true custom fit, and further fine-tune your gun, depending on varying situations. Adjust your gun to perfectly fit other users in seconds. The ambidextrous thumbhole design accommodates all shooters and hunters.
What is a Boyds A.P. buttstock?
Boyds A.P. Buttstocks and Forends are designed not only to look great, but to aid both the left and right handed shooter in the field. Compare the A.P. to the utilitarian design offered on most factory 2-piece shotguns and rifles and you will see what you're missing with your standard stock. A higher parallel comb design reduces cheek slap under recoil and helps with enhanced bead acquisition at the trap range or out in the field. A lower toe design with shooter friendly pitch and the addition of the Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad gives the shooter superior shoulder to stock contact to help reduce muzzle jump and tame the recoil of the heaviest Turkey and Slug loads out there. A shorter pronounced grip with shortened flutes helps keep thumb knuckle forward of nose and aids the shooter for swift snap shooting and quick shoulder mounting. The forend is fluted and contoured for improved finger, thumb, and palm contact to forend to aid shooter for quicker action response.
What is a Boyds RT?
Boyds RT is a synthesis of design elements requested by you, the customer, which have been incorporated by our highly skilled design team, into our hugely popular Thumbhole design, but for Rimfire rifles. The RT sports a sleek, hand conforming thumbhole grip which is well defined to a slight palm swell that puts your hand in its most natural position for comfort and absorbs recoil, further reducing muzzle jump. A beavertail designed forend is oval in shape, allowing superior palm-to-forend weld to improve off-hand shooting, yet wide enough to ride the bags for a session at the range. The forend is proportioned to compliment barrels 18-22 inches in length and can be opened up by the customer to accept customer barrel up to 1 inch in diameter if desired.
What is a charger stock?
The Charger stock is a replacement for the popular 10/22® Charger Pistol. This stock has an ambidextrous grip that utilizes a slight palm swell for maximum grip and control. The slightly round contour of the forearm allows the firearm to be comfortably shot off-hand, from shooting bags, or with a bipod. The stock comes with a single swivel stud in the forearm to attach a sling or bipod.
What is a Barracuda stock?
The Barracuda is one of the original “skeletonized” stocks designed for the rimfire market. Today Boyds offers this shape in a variety of makes and models of rifles. The Barracuda is a lightweight design that utilizes a hand conforming thumbhole and grip to assist in the stability and control of the rifle.
What is a buttstock?
The buttstock is a modern twist on the traditional A2 style. The hand guards are machined to a contour that compliments a shooters hand as well as shooting bags. A choice of a finger grooved or smooth grip allows for individual shooters to choose a design that will help them gain maximum control of the rifle.
What is a spike camp?
Spike camps in the backcountry are a strategic necessity to tipping the odds into your favor and allowing you to do more with less. When we started developing this new design, we set out to product a high-quality, extremely comfortable, lightweight, essentials-only stock. Performance of a free-floated barrel, standard sling studs, and thumbhole grip give you everything needed to achieve success while keeping size and weight down.
What is a Boyd's at one stock?
This is a wicked, space-age-looking stock that combines some metal and polymer components, which make it very compatible with about any shooter. Made from laminated hardwoods, the At One stock weighs about 3 pounds and has a length of pull that’s adjustable from 12.5 to 14 inches. The comb can also be raised more than a half-inch — and a half-inch, over-molded rubber recoil pad is standard. It’s also available in 11 color patterns, including a cool camo-style Forest pattern and a radical, bright green, Zombie Hunter version.
What material are rifle stocks made of?
It’s true that most modern rifle stocks are not made from wood. Polymers and plastics, Kevlar and graphite — as well as fiberglass — are the most popular rifle handles of the new millennium. But wood has a long established track record as not only a reliable material for rifle stocks, but one that looks good.
Does the barrel action drop in?
In fact, the barreled action just dropped in. A slight tap on the floor plate with a rubber mallet was required, but this resulted in a tight and nice-looking fit. The barrel channel was a perfect match for the thinly tapered barrel; there was plenty — but not too much — room around the barrel to prevent any contact.
Does Boyds make replacement stock?
Boyd’s Gunstocks has been offering replacement stocks for more than 35 years. By using the latest manufacturing machinery and techniques, the engineers at Boyd’s Gunstocks can deliver very high-quality rifle stocks for not very much money. The stocks they manufacture are designed to perfectly fit the gun.
How the construction and conformation of your rifle stock changes everything downrange
The comb on most modern stocks' combs are too low to constantly align the eye with a scope.
Comb Height And Riflescopes
Looking at the way stocks have evolved over the past century, we’ve seen a change in sighting systems, with the telescopic sight playing a much larger role. However, the combs of modern stocks—both walnut and synthetic—don’t seem to have followed suit.
Combs And Hard Irons
While having your comb at the proper height for an optic is great if you use nothing but optics, what about those rifles that routinely use both scopes and iron sights? I’m speaking mainly of the big-bore rifles used for dangerous game hunting, which might be required to make a 150- or 200-yard shot, then have the optic removed for close-quarter follow-up work.
Locking In The Length
Length of pull (LOP) is also an attribute that many American rifles don’t get right—I’m usually hunched over when shooting the standard 13¾-inch length of pull. At just a shade under 6 feet tall, with long arms for my frame, I prefer a longer stock. If I’m wearing a heavier hunting jacket, I like a 14-inch LOP.
Agreeing On Grip
While all three of these men take great pride in their own stock designs, I asked them which of the popular rifle stock designs appealed to them most. All agreed the Winchester Model 70 is a classic design, and probably that which is the most appealing. Bansner also appreciated the older Ruger M77.
Wood Vs. Not Wood
Lastly, I brought up the classic wood versus synthetic argument, with some surprising results. Sells embraces the use of both materials, each having their specific purpose, but embracing walnut for the classic-style bolt-actions and double rifles. Buck is a straight-up wood traditionalist: “Wood. Full stop.”
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What is classic Boyds?
Finally, the Classic is a compilation of design elements Boyds has found to be the most elegant and user-friendly examples of the classic style. The slender, somewhat open grip is well defined, but does not extend too far below the toe line. While the comb and facial support of the Classic is similar to that of the aforementioned stocks, the forend is flat/oval in cross-section and is proportioned to complement barrels of 22-26 inches. However, some minor fitting may be required even on fully finished drop-in parts to achieve that perfect fit to your action.
What is a Monte Carlo comb?
The Monte Carlo comb brings the shooter’s cheek up for use with larger scopes and comes with an ambidextrous grip that allows either hand to assume a more natural position . The slight palm swell on either side provides for a more comfortable grip.
What is rimfire hunter?
The Rimfire Hunter is a synthesis of design elements requested by hunters and shooters, which have been incorporated by Boyds’ highly skilled design team into this non-thumbhole, ambidextrous, all-purpose design. A slender, slightly closed grip with slight palm swell on both the right and left sides enables any shooter a firm but relaxed grip. An oval beavertail-designed forend allows superior palm-to-forend weld to improve off-hand shooting, yet it is wide enough to ride the bags for a session at the range. The forend is proportioned to complement barrels 18-22 inches in length and can be opened up by the customer to accept customer barrels up to a diameter of 1 inch if desired.
Why do you need a cheek piece on a scope?
A cheek piece gracefully provides additional support. Because it is blended into the stock and grip, the cheek piece discourages the shooter from climbing up onto the scope. It also helps to keep the stock aligned with the shoulder for maximum recoil absorption.
Does the Platinum comb extend below the toe line?
The slender, somewhat open grip of the Platinum is well defined, but does not extend far below the toe line. Like the Heritage, the comb is parallel to the bore. Because of its straight-line design, this minimizes cheek slap under recoil. The forend of the Platinum is round in cross-section to allow for the addition of a checkering pattern that wraps around the forend and aids in the grip of the shooter’s forward hand.
Features
My main concern with taking the rifle out in the variable weather and steep hillsides of an elk hunt was the stock. The original wood was in great condition, and it would not remain in great condition as I scrambled over rocks and ducked through the trees.
In The Field
I took this rifle on my annual elk hunt to see how I felt about the stock in all the other ways that matter on a hunting rifle. The short version: it is great. The stock carries well in the hand or on a sling. It feels like a classic rifle stock, which I prefer to a chassis system or some of the more modern long-range stock systems.
Conclusion
If you have a classic rifle that could benefit from a different stock, you should check out the offerings from Boyds. They have options for most rifles available and you can personalize them to your taste. And it may be just the ticket for getting one of your older guns back in the field.
