My .416 Ruger has a Boyd’s laminated stock (nutmeg pattern) that was nicely glass and pillar bedded by the builder before I acquired it. Everything about this stock suits me, except it was purchased without Boyd’s checkering option and is slicker than a baby’s butt.
So, I contacted Boyd’s and they won’t allow returns for post sale checkering, which would have been laser. I am usually bold when it comes to home gunsmithing but no amount of watching Larry Potterfield scratch lines on his safari rifle has inspired me so far, and I don’t like purchasing tools for one-off jobs anyway.
Laser checking would be acceptable on this stock but traditional checkering is fine if the cost is reasonable, I.e. $4-500. Purchasing a new checkered stock then having it inletted and bedded to this stock’s quality is my absolute last option. Does anyone know a source that can solve my dilemma?
So, I contacted Boyd’s and they won’t allow returns for post sale checkering, which would have been laser. I am usually bold when it comes to home gunsmithing but no amount of watching Larry Potterfield scratch lines on his safari rifle has inspired me so far, and I don’t like purchasing tools for one-off jobs anyway.
Laser checking would be acceptable on this stock but traditional checkering is fine if the cost is reasonable, I.e. $4-500. Purchasing a new checkered stock then having it inletted and bedded to this stock’s quality is my absolute last option. Does anyone know a source that can solve my dilemma?
