New Boyd's stock is HORRIBLE...

[Bobby Tomek]

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I' can't believe this was allowed to leave the factory. My new Boyd's stock has a number of problems. The metal edge of the buttplate is not flush and has sharp enough edges that it WILL draw blood if you run your fingers against it (it made me bleed as I took it out of the box!). There are gaps and uneven/unfinished spots on the Limbsaver pad -- and I've never seen one THAT color of grey LOL. The hole for the grip bolt was not finished out, and I had to dig out a rasp and work it just to be able to get the grip bolt in. And the opposite recess is not deep enough to allow the frame to fit flush.

I expect occasional minor fitting with mass-produced stocks. I can overlook the grip bolt hole not being finished and can fix the frame-fit issue, but the rest just isn't acceptable -- at least not in my opinion.

This stock came from Haus of Arms, but I am going to contact Boyd's directly to see if they will either correct the issues or swap out the stock. And I'll let Marty at HOA know as well since something like this can ding a reputation in a hurry -- and it's certainly not his fault.

[Robinhood]

One hopes the Haus of arms isn't selling rejects. That is horrible.

[toddtd]

ewwww.......that is horrible.

[Bobby Tomek]

I e-mailed Boyd's a few minutes ago. Hopefully we can get this resolved.

[BobT]

Wow, that is just ugly! Hopefully you get it resolved soon!

[J A XSP]

Be patient, Bobby...I'll fix you up with a good stock when I get back to working on them. :)10655

[Mjshell]

I hope Boyd’s makes it right for you Bobby.

[BT]

Not good. I wouldn’t want to keep it.

[Blue Avenger]

Sad that it probable went through more then on set of hands before being hidden in a box. And sometimes you get someone worried about only production numbers on the floor and warranty can fix it later.

[Md Wilson]

Gonna follow this one. I am surprised at the poor quality of that stock. I’ve used Boyd’s stocks on a lot of rifle builds for customers and never had a quality issue.

I guess any factory can kick out a lemon every now and then. It’s how they handle it when you bring it to their attention that matters.


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[22 Gnol Elfir]

It looks like someone leaned out of a car and dragged that butt pad on the road to shape it. I'll bet they fix you up in a minute.

[Prairie Drifter]

I got one that the bolt hole wasn't even drilled all the way through the stock.

[Bobby Tomek]

Boyd's sent me a pre-paid return label, and it's shipping back to them today. They said they "will evaluate" it and let me know what they find out.

[Bobby Tomek]

I got the stock back today. They indeed fixed the pad issue. But now, on one side of the stock for maybe 2.5 to 3 inches ahead of the recoil pad, the stock is not even close to smooth and feels like fine grit sandpaper.

I think I am done with Boyd's after this. I like the Revolution sets better anyway. I just wish HOA would specify which of their sets are Boyd's and which are actually Revolution. After all, they are certainly not the same.

[sunnysmarine]

Seems like no one cares what they make any more, I even have to get after my 35 year old toddler every now and then the just get it done mentality of the work force makes me cringe. Do you think the grit could be pad material stuck to the finish. I have had some less than acceptable results with Simms grind to fit pads they do plug up sanding belts sometimes the material almost melts and does stick to the platen

[Bobby Tomek]

It's definitely not pad material. The finish is nearly rubbed through. I wonder if they somehow loosely clamped the stock in place to correct the pad issue and it wiggled during the process. I'm not sending it in again. I have it back on a frame. Maybe next winter, when temps cool down enough that it's comfortable to be in my shop, I'll remove it and try and remedy what they did. I've had a number of their stocks over the years and could have overlooked this issue if it was fixed properly, but screwing up one thing to correct another isn't acceptable to me. That tells me they didn't even bother to check it before returning it to me.