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Ruger American Rifle - Bedding Boyds Laminate Stock
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<blockquote data-quote="Dentite" data-source="post: 2306071" data-attributes="member: 84845"><p>I did it last winter. I really wanted an X-bolt Predator in .204 Ruger. Discontinued and couldn't find one. So I settled for a Ruger American Predator rifle in .204 Ruger. </p><p></p><p>Got the Boyd's stock and Boyd's bottom metal/magazine hardware. Nice quality, but kinda expensive when all said and done. </p><p></p><p>Got the Timney trigger for it which I really like and have in my other favorite hunting rifles.</p><p></p><p>I ended up just bedding the Y blocks into the stock, then in a seperate operation, I bedded the front of the action and the rear tang. Debated doing the whole action but was concerned about making it look clean at the top of the stock.</p><p></p><p>Oh and I bedded pillars below the Y blocks so the wood isn't being compressed when you tighten the action screws. I got them online, they were made/sized specifically for the rifle and the stock I believe. </p><p></p><p>Opened up the barrel channel a bit to make sure the barrel was free floated. </p><p></p><p>Took off the rail and put on my preferred Talley lightweight mounts. A nothing special VX-3 in 3.5-10. Looking to use it on predators vs pdogs so the 10x on the high end will be livable. </p><p></p><p>Shoots less than an inch so I'm happy with it. </p><p></p><p>Of course right after doing all this, a NIB x-bolt that I wanted in the first place showed up on the local classifieds so I bought it and as result, don't use this a ton. But I have two boys so extra rifles come in handy. </p><p></p><p>I had to do a lot of messing with the stock, the Y blocks, etc to make it all fit. Don't love the huge magazine, but oh well. </p><p></p><p>My first time doing any bedding work so don't judge me too harshly haha.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]302970[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302971[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302972[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302973[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302974[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302975[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302976[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]302977[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dentite, post: 2306071, member: 84845"] I did it last winter. I really wanted an X-bolt Predator in .204 Ruger. Discontinued and couldn't find one. So I settled for a Ruger American Predator rifle in .204 Ruger. Got the Boyd's stock and Boyd's bottom metal/magazine hardware. Nice quality, but kinda expensive when all said and done. Got the Timney trigger for it which I really like and have in my other favorite hunting rifles. I ended up just bedding the Y blocks into the stock, then in a seperate operation, I bedded the front of the action and the rear tang. Debated doing the whole action but was concerned about making it look clean at the top of the stock. Oh and I bedded pillars below the Y blocks so the wood isn't being compressed when you tighten the action screws. I got them online, they were made/sized specifically for the rifle and the stock I believe. Opened up the barrel channel a bit to make sure the barrel was free floated. Took off the rail and put on my preferred Talley lightweight mounts. A nothing special VX-3 in 3.5-10. Looking to use it on predators vs pdogs so the 10x on the high end will be livable. Shoots less than an inch so I'm happy with it. Of course right after doing all this, a NIB x-bolt that I wanted in the first place showed up on the local classifieds so I bought it and as result, don't use this a ton. But I have two boys so extra rifles come in handy. I had to do a lot of messing with the stock, the Y blocks, etc to make it all fit. Don't love the huge magazine, but oh well. My first time doing any bedding work so don't judge me too harshly haha. Hope that helps. [ATTACH type="full"]302970[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302971[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302972[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302973[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302974[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302975[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302976[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]302977[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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