Show me your Boyd Laminate Stock

[Rare Breed]

Thinking about buying one of these to put on my .505 gibbs, but the website doesn't do a great job of representing the colors. Would love to see some actual photos, thanks in advance

Great replacement stocks!!! When my dad’s Ruger M77 stock cracked bought one and love it. The only problem is when I replaced the trigger with a Timney they had to take out a lot of wood to get it to work

 

[Beck]

Any opinions on what color to choose? Keeping in mind it is going onto a rilfe I paid 5k for. I have narrowed my choices to:
Nutmeg
X Maple
XX Maple
Walnut Standard
X Walnut
Claro XX Walnut


Wait... Are some of these just regular wood? I thought they were all laminate - Definitely only looking at a laminated stock

 

[Wade J VanGinkel]

Any opinions on what color to choose? Keeping in mind it is going onto a rilfe I paid 5k for. I have narrowed my choices to:
Nutmeg
X Maple
XX Maple
Walnut Standard
X Walnut
Claro XX Walnut


Wait... Are some of these just regular wood? I thought they were all laminate - Definitely only looking at a laminated stock

Other than the nutmeg I believe they are all regular wood.
The second photo i posted is an example of a regular wood boyds

 

[Beck]

Other than the nutmeg I believe they are all regular wood.
The second photo i posted is an example of a regular wood boyds

Thanks that really narrows my choice down to nutmeg.

 

[Ryan]

My Savage in a Boyd's Prairie Hunter stock with fish scale engraving. Wood is pepper.
Oh, and a blackbuck.

 

[roklok]

Any opinions on what color to choose? Keeping in mind it is going onto a rilfe I paid 5k for. I have narrowed my choices to:
Nutmeg
X Maple
XX Maple
Walnut Standard
X Walnut
Claro XX Walnut


Wait... Are some of these just regular wood? I thought they were all laminate - Definitely only looking at a laminated stock

I gotta be honest, I would not put a Boyds stock on a 5,000 dollar rifle. They make a decent stock for the money, but I am not especially enamored with their offerings. The Platinum is the only pattern I like enough to own on the Remington 600 I pictured. They have some weird lines and architecture in a lot of their stocks. I would look elsewhere on an expensive rifle. Thats just me, no offense intended to those who like them.

 

[Beck]

I gotta be honest, I would not put a Boyds stock on a 5,000 dollar rifle. They make a decent stock for the money, but I am not especially enamored with their offerings. The Platinum is the only pattern I like enough to own on the Remington 600 I pictured. They have some weird lines and architecture in a lot of their stocks. I would look elsewhere on an expensive rifle. Thats just me, no offense intended to those who like them.

Where would you look?

 

[roklok]

What action is your 505 ? I would look at Accurate Innovations

https://www.aigunstocks.com/gunstock-options/

Or Richards Microfit.

https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/

 

[Beck]

What action is your 505 ? I would look at Accurate Innovations

https://www.aigunstocks.com/gunstock-options/

Or Richards Microfit.

https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/

It's a CZ-550 Safari Classic

 

[Ryan]

What action is your 505 ? I would look at Accurate Innovations

https://www.aigunstocks.com/gunstock-options/

Or Richards Microfit.

https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/

Here's an Accurate Innovations stock I got in 2012 for my Ruger African in 375 Ruger. Zero complaints, it has done the job well. But for a DG Rifle in laminate wood I'm not sure I'd say it's any better or worse than the Boyd's Platinum IMO.

 

[MS 9x56]

Being an avowed curmudgeon, I love wood stocked classic rifles. But I must admit from a purely useful standpoint I would much prefer a laminated stock on a dangerous game gun than any synthetic stock.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Thinking about buying one of these to put on my .505 gibbs, but the website doesn't do a great job of representing the colors. Would love to see some actual photos, thanks in advance

@Beck
I have 2 Boyd's stocks. The walnut one one my 25 fits me like a glove whilst the pepper laminate on my 35 Whelen AI doesn't fit as well and after a few full power loads you really notice the recoil. On the other hand the factory stock on my Savage Whelen mitigates recoil so well that even after a box of full power loads it's still comfortable to shoot.
I think it depends on the style of stock you get.
My son has the Evo thumbhole on his 22lr and loves it.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

M1917 in Boyd nutmeg laminate - it fit beautifully!View attachment 714415

@USMA84DAB
What calibre is that lovely M17.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Any opinions on what color to choose? Keeping in mind it is going onto a rilfe I paid 5k for. I have narrowed my choices to:
Nutmeg
X Maple
XX Maple
Walnut Standard
X Walnut
Claro XX Walnut


Wait... Are some of these just regular wood? I thought they were all laminate - Definitely only looking at a laminated stock

@Beck
If'n the budget allows it looks at LUXUS walnut. They provide blanks of various grades to the top end makers at reasonable prices. But then you would have to get it made
Bob

 

[mcaustin]

Pepper laminate on the platinum pattern, that I recently fitted to a 1909 Argentine Mauser. As noted by others, it did take a fair amount of work to fit.