Boyds Mosin Fail

[kendog4570]

To the OP. 6mmintl is mighty handy with these Mosins. If anyone can un-screw it, he can.

[ClassicalLib]

I might actually take him up on that. Boyds is still mulling what to do... just talked with them today. If they do not, then that is probably the best option. One of these days I will also have to inlet for a Timney trigger to complete the bubba job

[ClassicalLib]

So, as one would expect given the previous postings, Boyds got back to me saying that basically the fit of these rifles is at your own risk. Being honest with them I said that this was my first time doing this and please tell me the criteria they use to evaluate... they then proceeded to send me a shipping label.

Mmixed messages aside, it would probably be wise to have it looked at before sending it in as, at the very least, I may end up paying for return postage. Overall, if you, like me, are a newb, I would suggest going with the archangel given the reviews I've seen... despite the ghastly aesthetics.
Below is the damage as it exists now. Note the epoxy in the entire image in the recoil bolt area. Not sure if this is salvagable

[NorCalFocus]

It doesn't look that bad.

[Masterdebater]

really doesnt look bad at all, but hopefully theyll work with you on this. it would be good to know as i have been hovering their site for some time now as i love their stocks.

[vincewarde]

Definitely looks salvageable to me.....

I have a Boyd's stock made of the same material on my K31. I epoxy bedded the action and the first 6" of barrel. I used some steel putty at the recoil points. Shots sub MOA, compared with 2-2.5 moa in the original stock. Absolutely no signs of failure.

The whole point (at least for me) of changing out the stock is to bed it so well that the barreled action and the stock fit together like Tupperware. I have done several of my centerfire rifles and accuracy always improves a lot. As others have mentioned it should fix your problems too.

[ClassicalLib]

All,

6mmintl helped square me away (it is now bedded w/ a floated barrel). He definitely knows what he is doing. Whilst at it, he also did some tune up to the trigger and polished. I will need to shoot however, he convinced me to try my hand at a smallbore competition this weekend... never shot scoped before so, this will be interesting.

On the topic at hand, I guess a word of caution is to know that these stocks must be bedded as the recoil re-enforcement isn't located in a location.

[TMB 1]

Right on! Now it's better than new.

[NorCalFocus]

Pics!

[dangerranger]

id like to see pics of the finished inletting also. Im concidering buying one also Thanks DR

[ClassicalLib]

Here it is,

I didn't get to shoot it this weekend b/c I was doing my first smallbore competition. The thing feels solid as a rock in the stock so, I am looking forward to seeing what it will do.

[DirtyDave]

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.

^^^ this is your problem. Not Boyds problem
Patience, Attention to detail, and some research will get you where you need to be.

[mmakay]

And more importantly, OJ is not a 90's football star.......