Who did your work?
My dad’s 30-06 had a cracked stock so I replaced it with a Boyds stock and was very pleased about everything. Shoots lights out. The only problem I had was it took a lot of work by my gunsmith to instal a Timney Trigger in it
That is to be expected. Boyd's cuts the stock for standard trigger and Timney are more bulky. Not a big deal. I wouldn't call it "a lot of work." I installed Timney triggers in both my 98 Mauser and 1903 Springfield. Dremel tool with a carving bit and some patience. Had never done it before and handled it no problem. Timney DeLuxe with trigger block safety are more complicated to fit into a stock. But a Model 70 would only use standard Timney trigger. Only an idiot would trade Model 70 three-position striker safety for a "Deluxe" 2-position trigger block safety.
I can't seem to find the video with the owner using a walnut stocked rifle. I will say the wood I see here is actually decent and a serious improvement over my experience with Boyd's walnut selection. I attempted to do exactly what you are thinking with my Ruger African in 375 Ruger, 10 or so years back. Back then Boyd's had a Circassian walnut option. I didn't expect amazing figure for cost, but I did expect some. Well, what I got back was, to put it politely, poor. And from the blotchy brown tinted finish they used on it, I'd say they knew it. I stripped the finish in hopes of salvaging it by giving it a good stain and oil finish. Uh, no. The wood on an average American walnut stock was just as good if not better. At that point I called it a loss and have stuck with their laminate stocks. No problems with those, will be ordering up one soon for a Thompson/Center Encore build I'm working on.
THAT'S what I'm talking about!
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