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Hey guys, as the title suggests I'm planning to replace the stock on my Remington 788 in 243. I would probably replace the rifle rather than the stock but my dad gave this thing to me when I first started hunting about 15 years ago, I was about 12 at the time. Back then the stock was cut down to fit, and later a thick recoil pad was added on to bring it back out close to stock length. Well after shooting another rifle I've decided it's still too short.
At first I was looking at getting another factory stock off numrich, but those things cost almost as much as an aftermarket stock. So I've pretty much narrowed it down to an aftermarket laminate stock. This will primarily be a hunting rifle, and want to keep that style. To that end I'm leaning towards a Boyd's classic style. For this rifle they are rough sanded, and semi-inletted. My toughest decision is the laminate color, pepper (black) or nutmeg (brown). I like both and think both would make for a great looking rifle. These are the pics from the Boyd's site, but being unfinished they don't do the colors justice.
Has anyone used one of these before? What did you think about it? How hard was it to finish? Which color would you choose?
I'm also open to suggestions on brands. I've looked at a couple others but Boyd's seems to be the best choice for the price. I'm 95% positive that I don't want a thumbhole or bench/target style stock. What ever stock or brand I end up with will be either a black color or brown/natural wood color, so throw up a vote on the poll.
I've also read how accurate they can be with very little work put into them, so I think the rifle is worth throwing a little money into. I plan to pillar bed the action, free float the barrel (stock is already set-up for it), and install a Timney trigger while I'm at it. Probably could use a better scope as well, but the one I have will work for now. I know that the biggest improvements I can make are to me and the ammo, but with the planned work I'll have a lot of room to grow.
At first I was looking at getting another factory stock off numrich, but those things cost almost as much as an aftermarket stock. So I've pretty much narrowed it down to an aftermarket laminate stock. This will primarily be a hunting rifle, and want to keep that style. To that end I'm leaning towards a Boyd's classic style. For this rifle they are rough sanded, and semi-inletted. My toughest decision is the laminate color, pepper (black) or nutmeg (brown). I like both and think both would make for a great looking rifle. These are the pics from the Boyd's site, but being unfinished they don't do the colors justice.
Has anyone used one of these before? What did you think about it? How hard was it to finish? Which color would you choose?
I'm also open to suggestions on brands. I've looked at a couple others but Boyd's seems to be the best choice for the price. I'm 95% positive that I don't want a thumbhole or bench/target style stock. What ever stock or brand I end up with will be either a black color or brown/natural wood color, so throw up a vote on the poll.
I've also read how accurate they can be with very little work put into them, so I think the rifle is worth throwing a little money into. I plan to pillar bed the action, free float the barrel (stock is already set-up for it), and install a Timney trigger while I'm at it. Probably could use a better scope as well, but the one I have will work for now. I know that the biggest improvements I can make are to me and the ammo, but with the planned work I'll have a lot of room to grow.
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