Everyone who owns a BOYDs stock!

[jpdown]

+1^^^. Savage wood stocks usually weight between 2.25 lbs and 3 lbs depending on style. A laminated stock is heavier than a walnut or hardwood stock. Adding a 1" recoil pad increases weight. As already stated, pillars can be made with any tubular metal. Lamp rods are easy. Savage pillar kits are available on Ebay or Stocky's Gun Stocks for a price. Notch the rear pillar before you bed, or the heat generated cutting the metal in place will melt the bedding.

[Redandwhite_72]

I didn't weigh my stock before I put it together. But I did weigh it completed. 13lbs 15oz unloaded. It's a boyds pro varmint stock. Pillared with lamp rod and bedded with jb weld. 26" Varmint contour 280ai. Ptg fluted bolt body and PTG bolt head. Glades bolt handle. Precision recoil lug. Metal trigger guard. Je custom assassin muzzle break. Blackhawk 20moa rail, US optics rings. Vortex viper hs 4-16x44, vortex scope level. And a cheap bipod.

Oh and it's 14.25" or 14.5" length of pull so it's a little longer than standard. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/08/310cefbaca65fbf01961b955bbfc4b66.jpg

[Mach2]

Interesting caliber. Looks like you could get a thousand yards out with that setup.. What would you compare 280AI too? Is it discernable from 280 as far as recoil? R&W72 how does that rifle carry in the field?

[Redandwhite_72]

Interesting caliber. Looks like you could get a thousand yards out with that setup.. What would you compare 280AI too? Is it discernable from 280 as far as recoil? R&W72 how does that rifle carry in the field?

I just finished it last night so I haven't carried it in the field. I probably won't carry it much. It turned out heavier than I was expecting.

I only shot it a hand full of times with the tupperware stock before I tore it apart and put the boyds on. With the assassin muzzle break it has very little recoil. I haven't shot it without the break to compare. They say the 280ai comes close to the 7mm just without the recoil. The balastics are relatively close.

[Mach2]

+1^^^. A laminated stock is heavier than a walnut or hardwood stock.

I wanted to highlight this fact for those who are building a hunting rifle. Laminates are mostly glue. They are the best material for bench guns.

[limige]

Love the weight of mine. Its not heavy it all depends whAt stock you get

[shooterfpga]

My boyds only added 1.25lbs vs the factory stock.

[Redandwhite_72]

After pillars and bedding mine added right at 2lbs vs factory.

[scooterf79]

Redandwhite....the gun looks really good, really like the entire setup, and I love the caliber...at least so far....but Ive only got about 100rds down the tube so far. Shoot me a pm sometime maybe we can exchange some load data. Im having good luck with 140gr btips...and am wanting to try some 168gr bergers
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