Boyd's Stock Advice

[hamiltonkiler]

A .223 is an awesome caliber. It’s my go to.
You can make your stock stock shoot just as well as any other stock.
Depends on what your real interest are. If you want to learn to shoot MOA plates out to 700yds it doesn’t take too much gear.
A optic that dials correctly and a bullet/load to get you there.
I suggest a factory match 77gn smk.


Cold bore 500yds
The wind is something that will always be the challenge.

Across the pond. I thought the pond wake and the grass would tell my story and I was hoping on a hit the first shot. I didn’t believe the wind and made another shot. Well. It was a 1.75 moa adjustment whether I wanted to believe it or not. Broke 2 12 oz bottles on the following 2 shots.
A big piece of paper is always my go to for my DOPE. It never lies.
Anyway with the wind it’s still a .6moa group.

That’s a factory gun with some shed work.
It was professionally cut and crowned.


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[Stumpkiller]

My .260 Rem whitetail deer rifle is sporting a Boyd's lightweight thumbhole stock and I like it immensely. Very nice to carry and use. It is very stable to shoot from bags on a bench and also handy for one hand maneuvering when hunting and using the off-hand to set up a support or brace for a shot.

[Robinhood]

Two words: Hand Position.

[wbm]

My .260 Rem whitetail deer rifle is sporting a Boyd's lightweight thumbhole stock

My 6.5CM also.



If you have not yet gotten the aluminum magazine clip...get one! Eventually the plastic one will break.

[Stumpkiller]

If you have not yet gotten the aluminum magazine clip...get one! Eventually the plastic one will break.

I went with the E.Arthur Brown bottom bracket/magazine well and the 10-round magazine is a Snyder. He reworks a Savage stock Axis style (machines off the plastic clip) and adds a halved magazine from a H&K G3 (7.62mm NATO) magazine with some added reinforcement. The release is a push-button catch with metal return spring and MUCH more confidence inspiring.

I must say the original magazine(s) did not fail . . . but from day one I viewed that as a weak spot in the design.

[wbm]

Mine sure did when shooting at a range 60 miles from home. Not good.

[charlie b]

I wonder if it is caliber driven. My .223 has run over 2500rounds and the magazine is still the original. It will drop out sometimes, but, the latch has not broken. And I load 5 rounds in it a lot of the time too.

[Jcalloway]

Did you send this off or is it a kit you buy?

[wbm]

I bought the kit off ebay. Comes with aluminum clip and two pillars.