Boyds Mosin Fail

[ClassicalLib]

All,

I just ordered / had an issue with a Boyd's Mosin Nagant Stock. Before you ask
i) I know that I am "Bubba-ing" a 1943 Soviet Rifle (albeit reversibly). I am just interested in having something a little more comfortable to hold to shoot through the quite large amount of surplus I have laying around.
ii) I know that the Archangel stock exists and is a great option. Apparently drop in with an easy cutout for a Timney trigger... just a little garish for my taste.

Anyway, after getting the stock home, the in-letting was quite off (I don't know how... I have a hex 91/30 that will fit in the same stock as my 1943 with no mods). The screw holes did not line up, and the gun sat high in the stock. In other words, it fit like the glove... at a certain '90s football star's trial.

In any event, I had to sand the area where the recoil bolt would be in the standard stock to make it actually fit correctly (it was slightly forward). The dremel / sand job was a little rough so I used a little epoxy to make sure that everything was flush. When I took it out to the range, it basically fell apart after 40 rounds. Does anyone have any experience with their customer service. I am going to call them tomorrow however, since I had to make some mods to make the gun fit, I am not hopeful. I am hoping for either an exchange that actually fits or a refund s.t. I can go ahead and purchase the aforementioned garish yet functional stock.

[Medics197]

was it the featherweight, i have obe ob my mosin but havent shot it yet in the stock

[ClassicalLib]

No it is/was the classic military barrel channel forest camo laminate. Actually quite a handsome piece

[Medics197]

ah ok.

[OneStepBehind]

Did you take it to the tin can range in Los Altos today by any chance?

[ClassicalLib]

Yes, that was me!

[mattt]

has to be the stock !The Mosin was built to exact tolerances .

['ol shooter]

has to be the stock !The Mosin was built to exact tolerances .

Good one!

[Medics197]

i do believe on boyds website they state its not a drop in. but it still shouldnt have fallen apart.

[Merc1138]

Can you post a picture of it "fallen apart"? Because I just can't picture in my head where it might have just fallen apart. Unless the stock is a 100% drop it, you need to finish the inletting. I don't understand what you meant by using epoxy. Did you actually check your inletting job with something to show you the contact before the epoxy?

[ClassicalLib]

By falling apart, I mean that the action started sneaking backward in the stock. The area where the recoil bolt would be in the original Mosin stock broke free and started sneaking backwards. Also, there is a crack between the magazine and trigger as well as some chipping where the back end of the barreled action would sit

As for contact, I used the Dremel until the front bolt hole was aligned with the hole that was drilled in the stock. I used epoxy because my dremeling job was not stellar. I used a bit of shoe polish on the front stud (to prevent adhesion) and used the epoxy on where I dremeled to get an exact, tight fit.

This is my first time attempting this endeavor and, something that I should not have attempted given the paucity of woodworking tools that I had on hand.

[Merc1138]

By falling apart, I mean that the action started sneaking backward in the stock. The area where the recoil bolt would be in the original Mosin stock broke free and started sneaking backwards. Also, there is a crack between the magazine and trigger as well as some chipping where the back end of the barreled action would sit

As for contact, I used the Dremel until the front bolt hole was aligned with the hole that was drilled in the stock. I used epoxy because my dremeling job was not stellar. I used a bit of shoe polish on the front stud (to prevent adhesion) and used the epoxy on where I dremeled to get an exact, tight fit.

This is my first time attempting this endeavor and, something that I should not have attempted given the paucity of woodworking tools that I had on hand.

So you never checked to see how the receiver actually fit into the stock and where it made contact? Sounds like it was loose and rattled the stock apart.

[NorCalFocus]

Just got a Boyds stock, and I read the warranty info that came with mine.

"Any modification done to the stock outside of light sanding for inletting voids this warranty."

Once you went at it with a Dremel and epoxy you may have just screwed yourself. If it was that far off I would have called Boyds before modifying it. I know my buddy just got the same stock for his Mosin and while it wasn't drop in fit, it didn't need the work you're speaking of.

[ClassicalLib]

I agree that I should have just called... anyway, talked to customer service today and they seemed sympathetic with my plight. Sent in a few pictures (fingers crossed).

[6mmintl]

If your in NorCal/peninsula/bay area I may be able to help salvage stock for you.

It should not be that difficult to inlet and pillar/bed.