Marlin 60 Boyd's Stock Question

[JonnyHawes]

Hey all,

Just to be clear, I tried contacted Boyd's about this today and they were swamped so I did not get a response. Not complaining, just stating.

So I have been fixing up my old Marlin Model 60, and I decided I would give a Boyd's Thumbhole Stock a try (considering pretty much no one else makes Marlin 60 Stocks ha).

Here are links to the 2 I was choosing between. The first is clearly marked as "Unfinished". The second says it has a "Black Texture Finish", but in the description, says "Unfinished parts require final sanding and finish"

First Stock

Second Stock

I purchased the second and it arrived yesterday. The entire stock is (I assume) finished, but the inletting appears to not be.

My questions (finally) are, does that matter? Do I need to sand out and finish the inletting, or just use the stock as is? I know zero about wood work and finishing, hence the questions haha

 

[Sportin Wood]

Re: Marlin 60 Boyd's Stock Question

Does it fit and function as is? If not then yes, look for points of contact and you migh have to work on it a little. IF it fits in fine and functions flawlessly, then I ay leave it...

 

[JonnyHawes]

Re: Marlin 60 Boyd's Stock Question

I have yet to transfer the trigger assembly over (waiting on DIP to get me a new trigger first), but I set the action in it yesterday to test the fit.

It was a hair snug (just slightly more than the standard plastic stock), but I really didnt have to FORCE it into the stock