Laminated rifle stocks

[huntnphool]

A few ounces is not too much to be concerned with. I could stand to loose a few ounces of spare tire and make up for that ! I have considered another glass stock but I broke one of those too so now I am a bit gun shy so to speak. The laminated stock is sounding better all the time. It sounds like they are a bit tougher than regular wood or glass also. As you probably can tell my horses and I tend to be hard on things . ...I really don't mean to be but I am not to sure about the horses. They know what a gun is for and when they here it go off they know it means they have to go to work!!

Another nice feature is if you are indeed hard on it and scratch it, you just sand it, oil it and it looks like new.

[Rich_S]

Wow that is a good looking outfit. i guess my biggest question is the weight difference ?. Did you weigh both your stocks . if so what is the weight difference ?

Didn't think about it at the time. I just weighed the factory stock (inc. recoil pad & sling swivel studs) and it weighs 2 lbs. 5.2 oz. I doubt there is as much difference as Boyd's web site indicates. They say the weight of the stock is "approximately 5 lbs.". IMHO, this is boilerplate wording to keep a customer from complaining his stock is "3 ounces over what you said".

Here's the stock I ordered - http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/product.htm?pid=10934&cat=1223 in "Nutmeg". It was on sale at the time. Generally I am pleased with it except for the fact the trigger guard/floorplate was inletted too far. I needed to glass bed the floorplate to bring it out even with the bottom of the stock. IIRC, I had to touch up the inside of the stock around the action. But, they have a disclaimer on their web site about that.

Inletting it gave me an excuse to use the tube of lipstick my wife saw in my tool box. 
Now, if I just didn't have to wear the pink panties she found in the glove box of the car . . .

[bravo]

Too Funny . Any way i looked at that stock on the link and it says 2.8 lbs. if that is the case that is not too bad for a good looking stock like that. Who knows i may not even break that one !!

[Heredoggydoggy]

Wow that is a good looking outfit. i guess my biggest question is the weight difference ?. Did you weigh both your stocks . if so what is the weight difference ?

Didn't think about it at the time. I just weighed the factory stock (inc. recoil pad & sling swivel studs) and it weighs 2 lbs. 5.2 oz. I doubt there is as much difference as Boyd's web site indicates. They say the weight of the stock is "approximately 5 lbs.". IMHO, this is boilerplate wording to keep a customer from complaining his stock is "3 ounces over what you said".

Here's the stock I ordered - http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/product.htm?pid=10934&cat=1223 in "Nutmeg". It was on sale at the time. Generally I am pleased with it except for the fact the trigger guard/floorplate was inletted too far. I needed to glass bed the floorplate to bring it out even with the bottom of the stock. IIRC, I had to touch up the inside of the stock around the action. But, they have a disclaimer on their web site about that.

Inletting it gave me an excuse to use the tube of lipstick my wife saw in my tool box. 
Now, if I just didn't have to wear the pink panties she found in the glove box of the car . . .

I got the Royal Jacaranda thumbhole stock for my 10-22 build.  Talk about a gun that's too pretty to shoot! 

[yorketransport]

I have a soft spot for the peppered laminate stocks. They're as strong as most synthetics until you get into the fiberglass/graphite composites. The laminates look a lot better though!

I've had a few of the Boyds and they're a great stock for the price. Sometimes they need a little sanding to get the fit just right, but never very much.

Andrew

[akirkland]

Ordered a Boyd's laminate peppered stock last week. Pretty anxious to get it in my hands.