Boyds on EBAY

[chet]

I just bought a Boyds JRS nutmeg for my M70 sa on ebay for $54!!
It is a fully finished stock and has a blemish in the laminate.
see photo:

I think I can live with that, and free shipping to boot!

 

[FOTIS]

Nice snag?

 

[chet]

I just recieved the stock, it's gorgeous!
will test the fit tonight!

 

[JD338]

chet

Nice!
Congratulations on your new stock.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Attractive stock. Once it is on the rifle, give us a picture.

 

[6mm Remington]

Chet
That was great purchase. They build a really nice stock. I put one on my son's 6mm Remington in a Ruger MKII. I had it glass and pillar bedded, and it shoots great. I also had a gal that does checkering do a fine job of checkering it for him. It really helps as they are nice, but a touch slick with gloves on and snow on the gloves. Great stocks!

 

[chet]

here's a teaser of what's goin on at my house tonight!

 

[6mm Remington]

Now that looks great. Sure looks like you know what you are doing. You will love that stock for sure. The laminates to me are so beautiful and each one looks slightly different. They have the best of both worlds. They have that warm look and feel of wood with the strength of a sythetic with an aluminum bedding block. Cannot beat it!

 

[chet]

bottom half is finished.

I don't use aluminum pillars.
I enlarge the screw holes to approx 5/8 inch and fill and bed half at a time to keep things lined up.
Next I'll widdle away the screw holes from the top until I run into the bedding that I drizzled in from the bottom.
I'm using prematex cold weld, it ends up harder than aluminum, has a shear strength of 3000 psi and is the most resistant to the solvents that us shooters use. I have used pillars before, but this way is much easier and ends up more precise, at least for me.

 

[chet]

keep in mind, shear isn't the issue, we're after compression strength. And this epoxy needs about 24 hours before you can really crank down on the screws....

also..... I wish it was brown, at least for this project. However it is paintable.

 

[JD338]

chet,

Lookin' good!

JD338

 

[chet]

here you can see I've dremeled my way to the bottom half of the column.
The blob of putty in front of the lug recess is there to locate the barrel so the action doesn't sink too deep due to the removed material.

 

[Scott Spencer]

Awesome, Chet!! Keep us posted and keep posting the progress pics!

 

[chet]

Finished!
normally I will bed the first few inches of the barrel as well.... however this rifle is being considered for a rebarrel, one much heavier than this feather weight.

 

[chet]

what a mess!!!! HAHAHAHAA

 

[ACLakey]

Good work, any update on the accuracy improvements?

 

[chet]

no, strep throat stepped up to the plate.....

 

[OldMan]

Chet, I noticed you have quite a bit of epoxy at the tang area, just make sure you don't inhibit rearward motion at this point! I had a JRS nutmeg on my model 70 bedded much the same as yours and broke it out behind the tang from bedding that acted like a recoil lug back there. Put some clearance behind the metal around the rear bolt. Mine shot well under an inch till I cracked it. Boyd's replaced it free of charge, even though it was my fault! Evidently the action grows in length as it warms up, putting pressure at this point if it's tight!

good luck with the project!

 

[chet]

good point old man, I'll relieve about .050' behind that boss.