When I took my Ruger 1022 to the range for the first time last week, I immediately noticed that I needed a better stock. My Ruger is a bone-stock carbine model, I paid roughly $250 foe it at Academy Sporters. On the bench, it wasn't quite right. The comb of the stock was fine for iron sights, but too low for a good cheek weld with a scope. I kept searching for the reticle, which is no good. I was fidgeting behind the rifle, which told me that length-of-pull wasn't right. I knew that I was going to restock the rifle.
Way back in 2008, I dropped my Savage from a deer stand and broke the stock. While casting about for a new stock, I came upon Boyds Stocks and bought one, a plain-Jane walnut stock. When it came in, I was pleasantly surprised. Very little fitting to install the Savage 110 action, and I glass-bedded the recoil lug, along with free-floating the barrel channel. That rifle is still my favorite, responsible for lots of venison and range time.
Back to the Ruger 1022. I looked at the Magpul and the Victor stocks for that action, but they didn't have the features I was looking for. Then, I remembered grandson Lucas. He shoots competition rimfire and runs a 1022 with a Boyds thumbhole stock. His has adjustable length-of-pull, along with an adjustable comb. And, he has the whole red, white, and blue color motif going on.
Lucas' stock is cool, but I wanted something a bit more subdued. So, I went to the Boyd's website to see what they offered. I settled on the AT-One stock in a brown-on-brown laminate. They took my money, and it will come in the door at just a bit below $300 after taxes and shipping. It has the features I wanted, with both adjustable length-of-pull and adjustable comb. I opted for the carbine barrel channel.
From what I've seen and heard, this should be an easy drop-in. I still believe that the rifle could benefit from a better trigger, but we'll have to wait until my checkbook recovers. Right now, with base rifle, scope, rings and this stock, I'm ~$800 into this project.
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