I have wanted to put my Ruger American Rimfire Target rifle in a Boyd's Tacticool/ProVarmint stock.
The biggest challenge had been the rear bedding block.
The target models uses a different one then the standard models.
I tried to get Ruger to sell me one for the standard and they did ship me one, but I had to give them my rifles serial number and they sent me the same one I already had.
I fellow member on the Rimfire Forum ordered one using his serial number and mailed it to me... (Left one in the pic).
So I ordered the Boyds Tacticool/ProVarmint stock.
The Ruger OEM stock has metal pillars for the action screws. the Boyds does not. So I had to instal my own.
I found the perfect size at Home Dept
Cut them to size... and installed them using JB Weld
Once I sanded and repaint the stock (OD is my color....
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The finished product
A couple of notes
- You will need to sand the Barrel channel of the Boyds stock for the target barrel diameter.
- The Ruger Trigger guard does not fit the Boyds Stock, and the one they send you is plastic. So I purchased one from DIP Industries and is all metal and fits great, plus is slightly larger then the Ruger OEM for use with gloved hands for colder weather.
Overall, very happy with how it turned out.