I recently decided that I wanted to get a couple boyds stocks for my savage 114 300 win mag and 111 7mm rem mag. The 114 did have a walnut stock but I fell on some rocks while hunting and pretty much broke the stock in two almost. The 111 had the cheap plastic stock so I just wanted to give it an upgrade. I've always liked the wood or laminate look over the plastic/synthetic look as well as the feel. Both rifles slipped right into both stocks with ease and without purchasing any extra parts. They are a perfect fit and now it feels like owning two new rifles. I think it was a nice little upgrade and they look great!
You screwed up the install and put the bolt handles on the wrong side.
They look great!
__________________ An awful lot of big game was killed with the .30-06 including the big bears before everyone became affluent enough to own a rifle for every species of game they might hunt.