warbirdlover
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If you have one answer this poll please. Thanks!
POLL: Boyd's Stocks
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mrawesome22
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Option 5. Did'nt need it, but did it anyway on 2 rifles.
warbirdlover
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I can do that!!
Just read the post on your M77 not shooting very well. From my friends experience with his M77 I can tell you it is how the rifle is designed and probably not the stock. Since the front action screw is angled on the Ruger it is designed to pull the action down into the stock. My guess is your rifle is compressing the stock so you are putting stress on your barreled action in the stock somewhere.
My friends rifle turned out to be a tack driver but not after several attempts to fix it with sand paper and bedding the action. I think he bedded it at least three times on his own and could never get it to print consistant groups, and he probably tried three different scopes on it as well. He finally took it to Kevin Weaver of Weaver rifles and had him work the stock over and bed it and now the rifle shoots awesome groups.
Kevin just knocked out the old bedding and installed pillars, then re-bedded the action. He left the barrel free floated as well. My friend just shoots factory ammunition but now his rifle shoots right at an 1'' or less with most anything he tries. I think you are on the right step to have your rifle glass bedded, but you might see if they can do pillars on a M77 Ruger as well.
My friends rifle turned out to be a tack driver but not after several attempts to fix it with sand paper and bedding the action. I think he bedded it at least three times on his own and could never get it to print consistant groups, and he probably tried three different scopes on it as well. He finally took it to Kevin Weaver of Weaver rifles and had him work the stock over and bed it and now the rifle shoots awesome groups.
Kevin just knocked out the old bedding and installed pillars, then re-bedded the action. He left the barrel free floated as well. My friend just shoots factory ammunition but now his rifle shoots right at an 1'' or less with most anything he tries. I think you are on the right step to have your rifle glass bedded, but you might see if they can do pillars on a M77 Ruger as well.
My laminated stock wasn't a Boyds, but I've found that birch laminated stocks tend to spread under compression from a rounded receiver, even with regular glass bedding. Pillar bedding is the way to go!!!
It also helps to imbed transverse threaded rods across the bedding at critical points to prevent the spread. I've noticed some rifles, including the Ruger Scout rifle, that have through-bolts to keep stocks from spreading.
It also helps to imbed transverse threaded rods across the bedding at critical points to prevent the spread. I've noticed some rifles, including the Ruger Scout rifle, that have through-bolts to keep stocks from spreading.
johnmcgowan
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I'll let you know the answer with mine after this coming weekend ( when I have a chance to go back out to the range and shoot it).
I have made me a pressure point out almost on the end of my forearm of the Boyd's stock but have not had a chance to test it yet....stay tuned
John
I have made me a pressure point out almost on the end of my forearm of the Boyd's stock but have not had a chance to test it yet....stay tuned
John
I chose to glass bed my Boyd's laminated stock before I ever fired it, so I don't know how it would have shot without the recoil lug being bedded. It was a very good fit, so it might have shot just fine without the bedding. The rifle isn't really a tack driver anyway. (Stupid long throat 6.5x55 Howa)
I have two, a Ria Sportsman walnut with a Yugo M24/47 8mm mauser,
it shoots 1-1/4"-2" @ 100 yards with a scope & Timney trigger(original barrel).
And a Prairie Hunter (Pepper Laminate) with a M95 1916 pattern Spanish mauser 7x57mm carbine that shoots 2"-3" @ 100 yards military trigger and iron sights.
Boyd's are what I call a best buy; I bought mine unfinished, I sanded them and freefloated the barrels from the front reciever ring, then 5 coats of hand rubbed
Birchwoodcasey's Tru Oil. they look awesome.
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it shoots 1-1/4"-2" @ 100 yards with a scope & Timney trigger(original barrel).
And a Prairie Hunter (Pepper Laminate) with a M95 1916 pattern Spanish mauser 7x57mm carbine that shoots 2"-3" @ 100 yards military trigger and iron sights.
Boyd's are what I call a best buy; I bought mine unfinished, I sanded them and freefloated the barrels from the front reciever ring, then 5 coats of hand rubbed
Birchwoodcasey's Tru Oil. they look awesome.
top & bottom