I think that Boyd's has changed their website format a little. My last stock came without the pillars installed. When I called them they said that I hadn't ordered the stock with them installed I have several varieties of Boyd's and don't recall ever having to add them to the order. I could be wrong.
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RL338
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My son ordered his with them installed. There are the last option in their order selection.
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the Marlin XT22 rifle I bought the Boyds stock for , has a different set up . the rear bolt goes into the action . the front bolt goes in a threaded bushing . this bushing is dovetailed into the barrel . the bushing floats in the dovetail . what holds things lined up is stock pressure against the barrel . if this stock had pillars , that held the barrel up away from the stock , the barrel could slide side to side on that dovetail joint . it is really a rinky dink set up .
the rifle shot well from the bog pod death grip tripod , there is no stress on the fore arm of the stock . when I tried to shoot it from a bipod , it scattered the shots all over the target . I could see the problem. if I pushed forward on the rifle while it was on the bipod , it pulled the stock down away from the barrel . if I pulled back it pushed harder on the barrel . I'm hoping the stiff wood stock fixes this problem . if not I have a couple more ideas I'll try . I should have taken the Marlin and the extra plastic stock and traded it all in , before buying the Boyds stock . I'm trying to make a silk purse from a sows ear . it costs money to go to school , and I'm learning a lesson .
the rifle shot well from the bog pod death grip tripod , there is no stress on the fore arm of the stock . when I tried to shoot it from a bipod , it scattered the shots all over the target . I could see the problem. if I pushed forward on the rifle while it was on the bipod , it pulled the stock down away from the barrel . if I pulled back it pushed harder on the barrel . I'm hoping the stiff wood stock fixes this problem . if not I have a couple more ideas I'll try . I should have taken the Marlin and the extra plastic stock and traded it all in , before buying the Boyds stock . I'm trying to make a silk purse from a sows ear . it costs money to go to school , and I'm learning a lesson .
The front dovetail pillar is not supposed to float.
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Same answer. It's not supposed to move.
Joec7651
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I’ve bought 4 of them. 2 for Remington 783’s, and 2 for TC bolt rifles. All I had to do was touch up the barrel Chanel’s on 2 of them. I did have to extensively inlet one of thee 783’s. That was due to me adding PT&G bottom metal for AICS magazines, not any short fall of Boyd’s. They look great, all were walnut. Great finishes, the one I had to inlet was French Walnut and it looks amazing. It has oak leaf checkering as well. You can make them as beautiful as you want to.
