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dhermesc

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Anyone have experience with them?

Their laminated stocks look pretty good and are much cheaper than ordering a "wood" stock for most factory guns that have a synthetic stock on their base model. I'm looking at a base Marlin XS7 in .308 and buying a laminate stock from Boyds. The synthetic stock from the .308 will then be used on my son's "youth model" XS7 in .243 when he gets a little bigger.
 
I purchased a complete thumb hole laminated set for my Encore. Four different fore ends. I will buy from them again. Very good fits and pepper colored laminate is quite attractive to me.
 
Don't have experience with Boyd's, but have two units that have factory laminated stocks. They are very rigid and dimensionally stable in changing weather conditions.
 
I have never done any gunsmithing work before. I bought a laminated thumbhole stock from Stocky"s Stocks on line. I went o UTube to check on finishing and bedding. I didn"t buy the expensive stuff that gunsmiths recomend. I used Formbys finish. Put on and sanded off about 8 coats and then put on several to build up a good finish. Couple coats of Johnson paste wax and the rifle looks like a million bucks. I bedded he stock myself but instead of the expensive fiberglass bedding compound at the gun shop I used JB Weld. Gun shoots 3 shots in the size of a quarter at 100 yards. I love Stocky Stocks and JB Weld.
 
They do a good quality stock. I have one of their gray laminates on my Garand, beautiful to me. Many purists complain.... They complain about me rebarreling it to 8x57 too.

I have several other Boyd's walnut stocks. All have dropped in with minimal inletting. All were cheap and functional. I always got what I paid for. If you want a nice chunk of walnut there are better choices.

If you want a prettier stock you might try http://rifle-stocks.com/
Stunning walnut, reasonable prices, many many more choices. There will be more external sanding on a Richard's stock than a Boyds. Richards "factory Second" in their cheapest grade is a better piece of walnut than your average Boyd's. Downside, I have rarely ordered from them and had the stock in less than 4 weeks.
 
Their faactory is exactly 2 miles from my place. On a small blacktop highway west of Mitchell SD. They make a lot of smoke, and noise. I only know about the noise from friends with ears. :)
 
I'm primarily looking at a laminate stock with the nutmeg finish.

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/BOYDS-CLASSIC-MARLIN-XS7-p/606-020.htm

Thanks for the link - I'll check it out.
 
i have one boyds,not a laminate though ,that i put on one years ago .ive really liked it.the only problem i have with laminate is the weight factor.one of my muzzle loaders that i use in the wet is laminate stocked and its easily twice as heavy.not a real problem since i just pretty much hunt from a stand anymore,but i would be if i were packing it up and down the mountains i would think.I'm building a turkish mauser up in 243 now.i think im going to try one of those dual grip thumbhole stocks from richards on it.
 
(quoted from post at 10:23:33 10/26/11) think im going to try one of those dual grip thumbhole stocks from richards on it.
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I have one of those done in their lightweight/maple laminate. The wood is nice because it is lighter, but the dual grip idea is somewhat lacking in my opinion. Maybe it is just my big hands and kielbasi size fingers?
 
good to know,ive never talked to anyone who had actually used one.since i' ve got big old hands also maybe i should try something else,thanks!
 
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