Just received a Boyds Pro Varmint stock with adjustable cheek piece for my Savage Mark II heavy barrel through DIP products, and wanted to give my initial impression.

First impression is the paint on the stock looks dead-flat and chalky. It is epoxy-based with moderate random texture. The inletting is fairly rough, and the receiver sits in very snug. The barrel is basically free-floating, but I may remove a bit of material as you can feel a slight resistance at times.

I decided to sand and paint it with a automotive chip guard coating (SEM 39813) I've used on rocker panels. It's acrylic and has a slight texture with a satin finish that is very durable and better looking IMO.

Boyds flat finish is very similar to the finish on the HS Precision stock on my model 10 FCP, so I plan to paint that one as well.