speedmaster97

Thinking about replacing the plastic stock on my Omega. If so it would be a Boyd's Laminate. My question is go with thumbhole or stick with the standard stock? I have a standard on it now.

lemoyne

It depends on what suits you better I like the Thumbhole better because it gives me better trigger control. Also if you walk long distance you will notice the extra weight going to a heavier wood stock and a Thumbhole at the same time

Moosehuntersupreme

I have used a couple of Boyds stocks & was very pleased with the end result. They were both with hi-powers, but I imagine results would be much the same. The inletting was OK, but both had to be glass bedded before any kind of accuracy could be achieved. YRMV
1 was my dad's .06 Rem 725. He was 4" shorter then me & even though I had fitted an extension to the butt, it just wasn't comfortable to shoot & of course, accuracy suffered. After re-stocking, I was amazed at how much more comfortable to shoot & accurate it had become. The other was my son's Savage 280 Rem mag with a plastic stock & crappy accuracy. Again, groups tightened right up to what the barrel was capable of.
Both stocks were thumbholes, which we both found we really liked, but that is a matter of taste. In fact, I liked mine so much that 3 new builds I have done are traditional MLs, 2 are flint locks, all have built-from-a plank thumbholes.
Paul

Triple Se7en

Thumbholes are cool. You may get longer, admiration looks from the deer.

Johnmorris

I have a thumbhole on m Encore helps control also reduces felt recoil.

GOOD OLE BOY

I checked on their site and was bummed that they didn,t have a listing for my Firestorm.

Josmund

Thumb holes allow me to get a better cheek weld. I love them.

There are ways to beef up the Omega stock if you have the Z5 version.

GOOD OLE BOY

Me personally I,ll never own one.I can,t stand the looks of em.

gman57

I tried a thumb hole on one of my rifles and really liked the feel of it and then changed all my rifles over to thumbholes.