shanejohnson2002
03-25-2013, 12:00 AM
TL;DR: I put a new stock on my Mark II and tested it at a local gun club match.
So I bought a new stock for my Savage Mark II: A Boyd's Evolution. I know it's not a "benchrest" stock, but my rifle isn't strictly used for bench (at the moment, at least).
I love the way this stock feels. The pistol grip is at just the right angle for me. I don't like how low the cheek rest is though, so I taped a mousepad wrist rest on it to raise it up a bit. Works like a charm. Length of pull is good for me. The fore end is a bit too short to use on a bench, so I run a bipod on it and use a rear bag for support.
The rifle itself isn't bedded in the new stock. I literally received the stock on Thursday, put the rifle in it Friday, and shot the match Saturday. All in all though, I'm pretty pleased. It *definitely* showed potential, but it also took the whole match to settle in. We were also shooting in the rain/wind, which didn't help.
All in all, a good day at the range though. :D
The rifle:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/893944_918881432791_406561553_o_zps76e39627.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/885024_918881517621_1076004848_o_zps54b3224b.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/902006_918881567521_1130494982_o_zps56fddc4f.jpg
I didn't do so hot at the match. I attribute that to several things, most of all the operator. But a brand new, unbedded stock probably didn't help too much either.
After the match, I shot some groups on a spare target that was still at the 50y line. These are the best two, and ironically, the last two I fired. This makes me think it needed to "settle in" to its new stock:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/901534_919436430571_985563297_o_zpse023b7a6.jpg
The whole target, which I was sharing with another shooter:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/886498_919436470491_2042527501_o_zps6a82228a.jpg
So I bought a new stock for my Savage Mark II: A Boyd's Evolution. I know it's not a "benchrest" stock, but my rifle isn't strictly used for bench (at the moment, at least).
I love the way this stock feels. The pistol grip is at just the right angle for me. I don't like how low the cheek rest is though, so I taped a mousepad wrist rest on it to raise it up a bit. Works like a charm. Length of pull is good for me. The fore end is a bit too short to use on a bench, so I run a bipod on it and use a rear bag for support.
The rifle itself isn't bedded in the new stock. I literally received the stock on Thursday, put the rifle in it Friday, and shot the match Saturday. All in all though, I'm pretty pleased. It *definitely* showed potential, but it also took the whole match to settle in. We were also shooting in the rain/wind, which didn't help.
All in all, a good day at the range though. :D
The rifle:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/893944_918881432791_406561553_o_zps76e39627.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/885024_918881517621_1076004848_o_zps54b3224b.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/902006_918881567521_1130494982_o_zps56fddc4f.jpg
I didn't do so hot at the match. I attribute that to several things, most of all the operator. But a brand new, unbedded stock probably didn't help too much either.
After the match, I shot some groups on a spare target that was still at the 50y line. These are the best two, and ironically, the last two I fired. This makes me think it needed to "settle in" to its new stock:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/901534_919436430571_985563297_o_zpse023b7a6.jpg
The whole target, which I was sharing with another shooter:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/shanejohnson2002/886498_919436470491_2042527501_o_zps6a82228a.jpg