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I just received the AT One stock this morning. I needed to fit the trigger guard and forgot about taking the mag from the OEM stock and putting it in the Boyds. So I took it out again and banged the mag into the well. The mag lifts up from the OEM stock. There is a silver clip at the back which secures everything. Just give it a good tug! This is for the Stevens 200/non-accutrigger Savage SA.

It does take some light tapping with a nylon hammer and punch to get it seated. Mine did anyway. I torqued the front screw to 35 in/lb. The rear to 30in/lb. Everything fits and mechanically functions, although the butt pad for LOP was difficult to extend. It's new though, and probably has to be worked a few times. One of these mornings I will get it out to the range.

First I've seen a AT-ONE mounted on a rifle, other than the images on their web site. I guess I wasn't paying attention, but the bottom of the stock, forward of the trigger guard looks 'square', or at least there appear to be no rounded edges.

It has a flat bottom. The edges aren't sharp though. For lack of a better description, they are like the edges of a 2x4. The edges are smoothed and rounded.

I only handled it briefly. The rifle sits well on my knee and would do okay on a rest. It is 1 inch wide at the tip - the barrel end. It is 1 3/8ths wide near the mag. It is heavier than the OEM plastic, but that's to be expected. I'm guessing, but the rifle, scoped, weighs 7.5 to 8 lb. The forestock will not move if you use a bipod. Like any stock, you will either love it or hate it. So far, I like it. This particular rifle is a 243.

I will shoot it, unbedded, and if it performs, I will get another for an Axis rebuild that I am doing. I often use cut pieces of pop can as shims to level the action inside a stock. The Finns and a few other countries used to shim with brass when wood was the only stock material. Shims work well with laminated stocks.

Of course, the big selling point is the ability to change the LOP and cheek height. That's a nice feature. It will adjust correctly for most, but not all shooters.

Just curious, but why does your stock have a sling swivel on the right side of the stock?

I don't know. It's easily removed though. Push the centre button and it detaches.

It's to attach a sling....

Yes, but why would you attach a sling to the bolt handle side of a stock?

Some stocks and military rifles were configured so that the rifle would lie flat against your back and not have the heel of the butt stock, magazines, or other hardware dig into, or hit your body while walking. They bounce less than rifles with traditional bottom mounted slings. This pic is representative of the style.

I have had generally good luck with Boyd's, but the idiots they employ for returns are beyond stupid. I bought a Marlin butt stock and it came drilled with 1/4" hole for the attach bolt, which is a tapered bolt to enable snugging up the stock to the tang. Despite sending photographs, detailed descriptions, and two replacement stocks, Boyd's failed miserably. I ended up with a new stock (drilled improperly) and a refund, simply because even the supervisor could not understand mechanical advantage.

3584Elk, sorry you had a bad experience with your Boyd's Marlin stock. After finishing the scope install and setup of my X-Bolt 300 Win Mag, I am extremely pleased with the new Boyd's stock. The rifle is not only more accurate now, but the 1.5+ lbs. of added weight and stock design has made the rifle much more pleasant to shoot. I have a new-found confidence in the rifle that I didn't have before. Hopefully Boyd's will make it right for you.

I've installed several Boyds and in general love them for what they cost. I had them checker one for a Savage muzzleloader and thought it was killer!

That's a nice looking stock. The laser engraving is excellent.

That's their Classic stock, I believe How is it for scope alignment? It might be the picture, but the comb looks like it could be higher.

Yes, it is their Classic design. The scope alignment/cheek weld was excellent for me, however everyone is different. My face may be on the large size as I have trouble getting low enough to use the iron sights on my Winchester Safari Express and Ruger Guide Gun.

Yes, but rifles designed to be slung on their side are designed to be slung on the left side opposite the bolt handle, as with German military Mausers, or opposite the cocking handle, as with the M-1 Carbine in your picture. Your Boyds stock has a swivel on the right rear, but no corresponding swivel that I can see on the right front, so what purpose does it serve?

I'm glad it fits. I thought about getting that model, but was unsure about the cheek weld.




I would say that it is just a place to put it. I took mine off and put it, labeled, in a drawer. There are conventional swivels on the bottom of the stock.

From Boyds website: "all At-One stocks come equipped with a single-point sling mount that, with the push of a button, can be moved to either side of the stock in seconds."


Installed on the right side of the stock, it's for carrying left handed single point.

That makes sense. I'm not sure how many people use a single pt. sling, but it's there if you need it.

Maybe I'm alone on this, but I've never seen anyone, anywhere, carry any firearms that wasn't either an AR or a pistol grip equipped pump/semi-auto tactical shotgun with a single point sling.

Yup...

It's probably marketing. Look at how many products are marketed as "tactical", painted OD green or grey, or are capable of attachments like flashlights and lasers.

I just took that thing off and put it in my spare parts drawer. You know when you go to a gun show and there are always one or two guys that have cardboard boxes full of odds and ends? That's where mine will end up. Lots of people rummaging through the boxes looking for something that they might need. Most of the parts aren't recognizable, but sometimes you find a treasure.

I took the AT-One stocked rifle to the range and put a few rounds downrange. It performed about the same as the OEM stock, but fits better and is heavier. It's a 243, so recoil wasn't an issue, but the heft and flat bottom made it easier to control on the bag. I tried a few shots from the sitting position, with the stock resting on my knee. With the flat bottom, it is much more stable than traditional rounded stocks.

As a result of that, I ordered another for a walking 6x45mm bolt. It will be finished in applejack.