What a waste. Boyds "replacement" shotgun stocks

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so the 16ga buttplate I ordered will work just fine on the 1897.
They fit the profile of the model 12 close enough too, only Boyds drilled the stock bolt hole so large I'll have to plug and redo it to get the lower buttplate screw in. Hilarious. The diameter of Boyds hole is ~1/4 inch larger than the original. unbelievable. I emailed Boyds days ago. No response.
I'm debating now either cutting my losses on these and just repairing the original stock, or making buttplate from horn...if I can find a good piece.