Boyd's Prairie Hunter stocks anyone

[buggybuilder]

I bought a Prairie Hunter in pepper color. Savage Mod. 11 top bolt release, blind magazine.
Sorry, incapable of pics at the present time.

[ywhic]

@ BuggyBuilder.. Did you have to do work to make it fit your HOG HUNTER (308)?? Or did it drop in??

Just got my HH today and I can see why the std factory stock stinks.. very twisty in the hand..

I just measured my HH (308) and got these numbers.. .748" (19.01mm) at muzzle (just behind the thread protector) and 1.034" (26.33mm) just in front of the barrel nut.
Using Boyds' 9" for the 'B' point I get .903" a little tight for 3/4" (0.875").. I did get .873" for barrel diameter (22.17mm) at the end of the stock which is just under the 3/4".

[buggybuilder]

ywhic
Yes the HH stocks are twisty. My HH is a .223. If you get a Boyds stock, look at their diagram with action screw demensions. This is the most important because you can always make the barrel fit. I took me about 3 hrs. with the appropriate size socket and 100 grit paper and patience to free float all the way to the action. Kind of fun!!
If we are talking about a "Boyds" stock, you will have plenty of material to open up the barrel channel. Most of the area under the barrel has already been hogged out at the factory, so you only have to deal with making the channel wider. The last 4" or so of the stock is where you must sand out the bottom and sides. PATIENCE !!!
The trigger guard must also be tweaked and I have not had the time to do that yet. Hope this helps. I think you feel a little leary about doing this...just as I did. But I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

[foxx]

Eager to see everyone's work when done.

[campdude]

buggy
what type of tweaking does the trigger guard need ?

[buggybuilder]

The guard is too big for the slot in the stock. I will sand a little bit on the plastic trigger guard rather than the stock. Only need to take off about .030"

[campdude]

That's good to know and thank you
Would like to see pictures when your done.

[campdude]

Got the barrel chamber opened up and fit today, the only problems are with the bolts-screws that hold the stock to the barrel. I put a factory DBM in the stock, the front trigger guard screw is to short and the DBM screw by the Mag release is to long. Where can I find screws for these?

Thanks

[foxx]

Got the barrel chamber opened up and fit today, the only problems are with the bolts-screws that hold the stock to the barrel. I put a factory DBM in the stock, the front trigger guard screw is to short and the DBM screw by the Mag release is to long. Where can I find screws for these?

Thanks

Boyds sells them fairly cheap, but you can get the same thing at a hardware store and simply cut them a bit long, then grind or file to length. If the front one is too long, just grind it to length.

[ywhic]

If you go back to Boyds and look on that particular stocks' page you will see they note this and sell longer screws.. :( sorry..

[campdude]

Thanks foxx and ywhic no apology needed something I over looked and should have paid more attention.

[campdude]

I put the rear dbm bolt on the grinder to get it to the correct length and then took the trigger guard and ground just enough off it so that bolt would fit.

Thanks for the help guys

[campdude]

Finished up and just waiting on my 10 roung mag from Dark Eagle Customs.
Thanks to all that helped me
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