Did you try EGW directly? I ordered my 20MOA rail from them before Midway started carrying them. It's a nice base.A thorough range review will have to wait on Midway to get the EGW 20MOA mount that I want to use in stock
Obviously, if those added features do not appeal to you, you should not buy one. I would certainly take a $250 (best price in my area) GV model with its plain birch stock, then turn around and put it in a Boyd's tacticool stock $90. Then I'd put a picatinny rail on it for $35. Then I'd spend two solid days installing an oversized bolt handle and have about $400 and two days labor into it and still not have a matte finish. Or just buy a TR model.not worth the money in my opinion.
I haven't, but I know that several retailers did have them in stock. The only problem is that I get a dealer's discount through them (and a select few others) and have a ton of other items that I plan to purchase at the same time, so I can save a few bucks. The extra few days won't kill me...I should be up and running by the middle of next week.CraigC said:Did you try EGW directly? I ordered my 20MOA rail from them before Midway started carrying them. It's a nice base.
I don't know that it is necessarily "worth it" (obviously it is to me), but the feature set was impressive and the Boyds stock is well laid out/comfortable for me. Like you said, I'd end up spending as much to get it the way I want anyway...why not go ahead and get the stock one that is already set up (and comes standard with a tac. bolt handle and fluting that isn't available on a budget model). FWIW the TR doesn't come with a 1-pc. mount, but I'm not certain that the TRR is any better (but I haven't seen one of these in person so I may very well be incorrect). At any rate the EGW rail is only $35 and comes with the option of 20MOA of cant (I can't fathom a reason not to add an additional 20MOA), so it ends up less costly than the TRR and has less prickly bits hanging off the sides (though you do sacrifice a threaded bbl, which may be a concern for someone that wants to add a suppressor).Obviously, if those added features do not appeal to you, you should not buy one. I would certainly take a $250 (best price in my area) GV model with its plain birch stock, then turn around and put it in a Boyd's tacticool stock $90. Then I'd put a picatinny rail on it for $35. Then I'd spend two solid days installing an oversized bolt handle and have about $400 and two days labor into it and still not have a matte finish. Or just buy a TR model.