Stock help

[Urban_Hunter]

Decided to try and get my 7rem mag to shoot rather than sell/trade it. Trigger is worked and is excellent. Factory everything else, older cheapo synthetic stock version ADL. I'm undecided between the Boyd's Ross Laminate Thumbhole for $119 or a Choate either super sniper or tactical for $200-$229. The Choate will come bedded but will also be target profile. If I do end up going with a different barrel later I would stick with sporter profile. The look of a sport barrel in a target profile stock wouldn't bother me and shouldn't affect function. The question really is: is the aluminum bedding worth $80-$90 vs glass bedding the boyd myself. Or, other options? I don't like the Hogue stocks as they seem pretty flexible. My goal is a true free float and to get this thing sub-moa. Not wanting to spend an insane amount on a stock, I just want accuracy. I feel like I can't trust how accurate my loads are because of how flimsy the original stock is, I feel certain it is the limiting factor on accuracy right now.

 

[TNRifleman]

It will cost a little bit more but you can get a Bell and Carlson ADL stock and they are fantastic. The Boyd's are nice but they do not come with a bedding block or even pillar bedded. You can do the pillars yourself for a few bucks though. I have had Boyd's before and they fit great and look great, but the finish is so stinkin smooth I felt like the gun was slippery. That and the laminate tends to get dinged up when hunting.

 

[DaveB]

I have a Rem 700 ADL (.243) with wood stock purchased in 1984. I purchased a B&C stock right after and have used it ever since.

I also have 4 rifles with th Boyd's laminated thumbhole stock. Notes are:
1. The stocks are heavy.
2. The stock design is a great assist in shooting. Much more than I ever thought.
3. The stocks ding very easily.
4. With all of them I have had to break out my Dremel for some minor work; barrel channel and not enough space for the safety
5. I sealed the exposed wood laminate.


I really like the look of the laminate.

 

[280longshot]

Yes, aluminum bedding block all the way... just my experience... it helped my Remington 700 tremendously.

 

[jlanecr500]

From my personal experiences, the aluminum bedding block can go either way. If you do get one, I suggest skim bedding it because there is no way the block is machined to fit your action perfectly. The bedding must fit the action like a glove in order to not apply stress at any one point. Rifles with little recoil seem to tolerate them better than 270, 30-06 and magnums, etc. The last one of those stocks I bought, I gave away. Since then, I buy a Boyds and bed with Devcon while installing aluminum pillars at the same time.

Also, I have seen a lot of rifles with cheap plastic stocks shoot mighty well. A little load development may be all that is needed.