Ordered my Boyd's Stock

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I put a prarie hunter in pepper laminate on my kid's spanish mauser.
Looks great, finished myself (no checkering).

Boyd's does not dissapoint !!
show us when you get it put together !!
 
I'll post pics when done. I'm so excited about this project since I love my old Ruger. That gun has put down more game in the almost 20 years I've owned it then one could ever imagine. Numerous whitetail bucks, a couple does, two elk, a black bear, a muley. It's NEVER let me down. And everything hit with it goes no farther then 5 yards.

So now, with this stock it's going to seem like a brand, new rifle to me! :p
 
Boyd's...

War Bird Lover--My only questioning thought is, "What took you so long?" I'm another very satisfied Boyd's customer, and I think you will be amazed and delighted with the change in looks for your Ruger.

Not familiar with the term "boatpaddle." Does this refer to the rather flat looking black plastic Ruger stocks with the name "Ruger" moulded in the side? Have never owned one, but BOY, if I had a rifle with one it'd get changed out in a hurry!

By all means, we MUST have a full set of pix when you get the conversion finished!!!
 
I didn't know my boatpaddle (skeleton stock) was worth that much! Just put it up on GunBroker. Thanks for the suggestion.

I waited a long time because I wasn't sure if I wanted to put a regular walnut factory Ruger stock on, the laminated one or a factory Ruger (new) composite stock. When I found out I could get laser checkering on the Boyd's that was the kicker that made my mind up.
 
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I think you will be very pleased with the Boyds stock. I have 2 of them and they really tightened up the groups on my guns compared to the factory stocks. Comparing the price to what else is available, you cant get better bang for the buck, they shoot great and look great.
 
Glassbedding...

CO Redneck--I glass-bedded mine on a Mauser M-48. Use it to compete in Vintage Military Rifle (Modified). Shot a 489-10X out of 500 last year with that rifle.

No idea, of course, of how the rifle would have done w/o glass-bedding, but I'm sure not arguing with the results!! :)
 
i used to have a ruger 270 that looked identical to your rifle. It was my first real hunting rifle that was mine and i killed a lot of critters with it but dang was it ugly. I always hated that friggin stock and i hear you about the stupid rattling sling mounts. It finally got traded off and i went to using the rem 700 CDL in 25-06 and now im building a sporterized Mauser. Looks to be a good project. Have fun.
 
I just got a reply to a question I asked Boyd's, whether on a .300 Win Mag I will have to play with the barrel channel and they said "yes, I would" so now I'm asking what's the best way to open up the channel. Wood dowel wrapped with sand paper? Or something better?

I'm also wondering what one of Gander's gunsmiths would charge just to open the barrel channel some....
 
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Bbl channel...

War Bird Lover--A wooden dowel wrapped w/sandpaper is the traditional way to open up a bbl channel. One might augment this with judicious use of a dremel tool. You check OFTEN by placing the action in the stock--You don't want the bbl channel opened up any wider than necessary.

Do not ask me how I know this. :mad:

I expect Gander would charge A BUNCH for one of their people to do the exact same thing. DIY is a Good Thing.
 
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smokeyjoe is right, I opened up mine(2 of them) with the dowel/sandpaper
trick, not too bad, took a little time but well worth it, the satisfaction of a
well fitted stock shows downrange!! Aaahh! Bullseye!!
 
Opening up a barrel channel

If you can find a deep socket (from your socket wrench set) that is just a bit smaller than the channel as it is now, then wrap it with sand paper and use that. Make each pass the full length of the channel, and as said by Smokey Joe--check it often. A friend of mind told me about this method, and it works nicely. If the socket is too big it will open the channel only at the top. By using a socket that is a bit smaller, then you can work on whichever area that needs some material removed.
 
I love the look of the boatpaddle...first seen in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show...:D

Took me months to find out what it was...then I saw one in person and thought...
"Ya know, if you took out the plastic fake wood panels and replaced it with White Mahogany panels stained to my favorite color...
THAT would work!" :D

Most Unfinished Furniture stores (like Wood You) have a few spare pieces of White Mahogany (Parawood/Rubberwood) lying around in their workshop...
so its easy & cheap to come by...just don't ever use Minwax stains on it, as Minwax is cheap crap and won't stain rubberwood ;)
 
If you can find a deep socket (from your socket wrench set) that is just a bit smaller than the channel as it is now, then wrap it with sand paper and use that. Make each pass the full length of the channel, and as said by Smokey Joe--check it often. A friend of mind told me about this method, and it works nicely. If the socket is too big it will open the channel only at the top. By using a socket that is a bit smaller, then you can work on whichever area that needs some material removed.
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EXCELLENT idea!!!
 
If your stock has a contact pad or pads , you want to sand those down to the level of the barrel channel before you start to work the whole length !
 
Warbird, ain't that like "tampering" with an old war relic? You probably really ought to keep that original stock, though because maybe your grandkids might want to "return" it to it's original condition. ;)
 
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