Question on Boyd Stocks

[SUB VET II]

I get the impression that the Boyd Stocks are not well liked. Why? I have two and they are great. Have friends that use them with no difficulty. They do seem to be a little "plump" but not that different from Post War H@R's. Just a question while setting here with a fractured right foot. Caused by dog.

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[Mark in Rochester]

Sub Vet

My Boyd stock never prevented me from hitting gold at the CMP match but DGR stocks are have superior fit. Boyd stocks just require a little attention

Mark

[chriskat]

I agree with Sub Vet. In my limited experience, one Boyds and one Weinig from DGR, the Boyds is as nice and for the money I'd go that way every time; assuming you can get one.

Both stocks I had were oversized, the Weinig had been obviously reworked; I assume by DGR before I bought it. However, there were places that it was still oversized.

Both stocks had the tenon for the front stock ferrule machined incorrectly. I had to trim them both very undersized and bed the ferrule to the stock.

Boyd's lead times, at the time I ordered the second stock, are/were waaaaaayyyyy long though.

Jeff

[Orlando]

DGR no longer has Wenigs. He is now selling Boyds that he reworks

[Bob Womack]

DGR's are very nice. When I spoke to him on the phone, he said he uses whatever he can get his hands on and what the client asks for. Mine is a Boyd's rework and I love it.

Bob

[JohnF]

I get the impression that the Boyd Stocks are not well liked. Why? I have two and they are great. Have friends that use them with no difficulty. They do seem to be a little "plump" but not that different from Post War H@R's. Just a question while setting here with a fractured right foot. Caused by dog.

Boyd's stocks are a hit and miss proposition. Many people dislike Boyd's stocks because they may take a hugh amount of time and work to fit them and make correct. Problem areas have been discussed with Boyd's, but they have ignored the consumer and keep making them the same way. One of the problems I have with their stock is the pistol grip, it is cut straight rather than at an angle like a military stock. There is little to no room for the little finger to grasp the pistol grip because of the grip angle If you have small hands it might be OK, but medium to large hands have no room to fully grasp the pistol grip. This and other reasons are my personal viewpoints why I don't buy Boyd's stocks, others may feel different.

[Danny]

Not sure if you are saying the same thing that I feel about Boyds' M1 Stocks, but I won't use them because of the funky pistol grip that's been complained about in the past. Unless they have changed things, it used to be known that there was not enough wood in the pistol grip to make it the way it should be. I have one or two and they are like a "scant stock" in the pistol grip area.

Danny

Boyd's stocks are a hit and miss proposition. Many people dislike Boyd's stocks because they may take a hugh amount of time and work to fit them and make correct. Problem areas have been discussed with Boyd's, but they have ignored the consumer and keep making them the same way. One of the problems I have with their stock is the pistol grip, it is cut straight rather than at an angle like a military stock. There is little to no room for the little finger to grasp the pistol grip because of the grip angle If you have small hands it might be OK, but medium to large hands have no room to fully grasp the pistol grip. This and other reasons are my personal viewpoints why I don't buy Boyd's stocks, others may feel different.

[ramit]

I have a byod on my select grade from Orion 7.
I like it.

From the folks on the CMP board that don't like Byod, that I heard from, it's just because they are plump. They prefer more GI original, and go through the pains of sanding down to size plump stocks.

I've shot both GI stocks and my own Byod, and while I'm not competing, neither effected my experience of shooting a Garand.

[rider]

Several years ago I put one of the Boyd "skinny" stocks on a HRA Rack Grade.
It's a nice carrying M1, and handles well. For position shooting, I'd want a fatter stock.

[Neal Myers]

The irony is, Boyd made special "WWII commemorative" stocks a few years ago, & they were made to USGI specs. Why should you have to pay a premium to have a stock cut correctly? With the equipment that stock makers have today, it is EASY to make an exact duplicate of ANY stock.

I just don't get it; why would they ignore customer complaints?