Boyds or Bell & Carlson - Tikka T3 Lite

[Cold_Bore_88]

Good afternoon,

My father-in-law passed me a Tikka T3 Lite in .270 WSM. The rifle shoots great but the stock is not cutting it for me.

Does anyone have experience with the Boyd's Laminate and/or the Bell & Carlson sporters? Both companies make drop-in stocks for the light models but I wasnt sure if anyone recommends going one way or another.

 

[stello1001]

I have both. Both will still require some minor fitting. The laminate stock seems very heavy compared to the B&C. If you want to add weight, go boyds. If you want to keep lightweight, go B&C.

My B&C came with aluminum bedding block. Boyds does not have that so I had to send to gunsmithing for bedding.


B&C

Boyd's

 

[Cold_Bore_88]

I have both. Both will still require some minor fitting. The laminate stock seems very heavy compared to the B&C. If you want to add weight, go boyds. If you want to keep lightweight, go B&C.

My B&C came with aluminum bedding block. Boyds does not have that so I had to send to gunsmithing for bedding.


B&C
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Boyd's
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Thanks for the reply! Great point about the bedding block. I think that makes the decision easy for me.

Both look great though!