Tell me about it. I specced out a stock for mine, and it came to about $220. Worth it, but it just keeps getting edged out by other projects. I have a basic Prairie Hunter for the 111 with the Boyd’s “recoil pad” (more like a traction pad than anything else), and it’s better than factory, with the added weight, but the shoulder does get a good bruise. The Decelerator pads on both the .338 above and the '06 do a great job of keeping them to very comfortable levels.
Pic thread; This is what the '06 did a couple days ago. Three shots in a 0.5" group, center-to-center, and then the top of the bullseye after adjustment. I know, “3 shots is not an indication of accuracy”… but good enough for me. Shooting 168gr factory TTSX ammo.
I got lucky with that one. A coworker of mine got it from family that were divvying up guns that were in a relatives collection. My friend isn’t into guns so he sold it to me. I didn’t know anything about K98’s before I bought it from him. It’s a BNZ 44 bolt mismatch with all of the bolt parts matching and the rest of the gun/stock matching. Bore shines.
It’s in great shape, but I agree, when I see them at shops/shows, they usually look a little beat up.
Just put a new Nikon on the .308 Axis. It’s also in a Boyds stock, and has a custom bolt knob put on the factory handle. It was a good shooter before with the el-cheapo Tasco 3x9 that came with it and PMC Bronze. Now I’ll get to try it with better glass and 168gr Federal GMM.
I’ve heard both good and bad things about Boyds stocks, but this one fit pretty well. The magazine takes more firm pressure to seat than with the factory stock, but not bad enough to make me want to mess with it. I’m thinking about a Boyds stock for the Mosin one day. It’s not numbers matching, and I don’t care about collector value of a 1 in 10 million commie gun.
Pretty average Joe rifle, Ruger M77 MKII All Weather in 30-06. Has a Vortex Viper HS 2.5-10x44 scope mounted in Warne medium rings and a Rifle Basic trigger. Also has a cheap cheap sling.
Rem 700 BDL in 30-06 from 1971. I shot my first deer with this rifle in 1995 and it has been handed down to me to be mine now. Stripped and cleaned it. It was very gunky, but lots better. Trigger and bolt operate like new. Going to leave it as “average joe” as it is. Red field 3-9x scope, 5lb stock trigger. No pillars or bedding at this time. Probably won’t need it to be a 200 yard hunting rifle.
