Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Has anyone tried a boyd's JRS Stock?

How is their inletting? All comments welcome.

I put one on my Savage 110 five months ago. I had to put in an hour or two with the dremel tool to get the stock opened up enough, but it wasn't too bad. They inlet them to the smallest action size, if you have bigger action than the smallest action you''ll have some inletting to do, but again its relatively easy work.

I've been real pleased with it, and used the gun to take a buck last November.

I think that the JRS stocks for commercial actions are closer than those for Mauser military actions. Since Mauser military actions were made by a large number of companies, over a long period of time, there is some variation and the Boyd stocks are inletted to the Boyd sample action. For example, I have a Howa 1500 that was fitted with a minimum of fuss. But, I also have a Swedish Mauser, Husqvarna 1942, that required a lot of work. Also, JRS laminated stocks are heavy.



For Remington 7s and 700s, I perfer the factory laminated stocks, particularly since they are common and usually cost less on ebay than a finished JRS. Of course, you can only get them in "nutmeg" and "pepper" colors, but brown or green laminates are probably their biggest sellers.



Jeff

I've got one for my M70. I like it but the inletting on the bottom had to be deepened for the bottom metal. Boyd's will now make lightening cuts in the butt and fore end but costs extra and it removes about 10 oz. of weight. I've had mine two years and still would get one again.

They advertise them as a "drop in" but they aren't. They don't want you to do anything to them or you have no warranty, at least thats what they told me 3 years ago. Things may have changed. I liked the looks of the stock though.

I'm now on my third, the first two were for 10/22's and both fit fine with no muss or fuss. The third was for a Howa 1500, and it required some minor inletting to make work. I got a little over zealous on the area around the floor plate and removed too much wood. If its pointed out it obvious, but no one has noticed until I pointed it out.

I did an unfinished one for a Ruger 77 Mk II and it did need just a little inletting up top, and a little more for the bottom metal. The front piece that holds the angled screw and the floorplate hinge was a little off so I had to cut it farther forward and glass bed to fill under it. At the NRA show in Orlando, I mentioned it to the Boyd's folks and they said they had a bad run of those and would happily have replaced it.

I think it's a good stock and should also mention that it's pretty easy to cut a good 3/4 pound out of them without much trouble.

I put one on my M70 Ultra Light Carbine this summer. It slipped right in with out any work at all. I glass bedded the recoil lug and they don't come with sling studs so I had to put those on. I really have no complaint with the stock but after hunting with it a season, I've gone back to the polypropolene factory stock. Maybe I've just gotten used to the way it handles with the original stock, the Boyd's stock is certainly better looking than the rubber factory stock. So if anyone wants to buy a deeply discounted M70 long action Boyd's Nutmeg brown stock I've got a deal for you. CH <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

art

Like John Frazer, I purchased a finished and inletted JRS model for my Ruger M77 MkII LA stainless and experienced problems with the fit. The inletting around the front action screw was not well done. It will have to be deepened. More annoying was the fact that it was not done square to the center of the stock. As a result, the floorplate catch does not line up with the latch in the front of the trigger guard. I suspect that the barrel inletting will also have to be adjusted slightly. "Drop-in" was obviously a bit off the mark in describing this stock. I sent an email to Boyd's at the time but never received a response.

Despite these problems, I would buy another JRS. It is a very well-designed stock. I particularly like the shape in the wrist/grip area and the generous cheek piece. Just be prepared to do some extra work before taking the rifle to the range.

I would call -- they answered my e-mail promptly and in person were more than willing to help.

BTW I rasped the cheekpiece off mine entirely -- it was a little too generous, surprising for my skinny face -- and saved 1/4 lb. by doing so.

I just bought a VIP inletted stock (not factory fit) and am in the process of rasping it to fil my rifle. It's a beautiful piece of wood, and I like ther way it feels.