Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks 40th Anniversary: Decades of Innovation
Adam Scepaniak 03.17.21
Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks is celebrating their 40th Anniversary of being in business in 2021 – which is no small feat – and they have been innovating along the whole way! Whether you have a brand new firearm you are looking to kick up the curb appeal on or you are wanting to restore the glory of a neglected rifle or shotgun, Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks likely has a stock for you to accomplish your project.
Our family of websites (which includes AllOutdoor.com, TheFirearmBlog.com, and OutdoorHub.com) has been covering Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks for many years because their stocks are certainly something worth talking about. With everything from new introductions, trade show news, and in-depth reviews of products we are always covering their stocks because of the aesthetic appearance, functionality, and attainable price-point.
AllOutdoor (AO) Coverage of Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks
- New Savage 10 Bottom Bolt Release Rifle with Boyds Laminated Stocks
- Boyds Gunstocks Honored by Outstanding Large Private Employer Award
- AllOutdoor Review: Boyds Spike Camp Gunstock on a Savage Mark II
- SHOT Show 2019: NEW At-One Thumbhole Adjustable Gunstock from Boyds
- Building a Custom Rifle in 43 Photos
- Build Review: Custom 10/22 Long Range Tack Driver
- Review: Kidd 10/22 Custom Build Components
- Magnum Research MLR22AT 10/22 Review
- Boyd 10/22 Evolution and Tacticool Stocks
- WhistlePig 10/22 Barrel Review
TheFirearmBlog (TFB) Coverage of Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks
- Boyds Releases Savage 10 Bottom Bolt Release Bull Barrel Stocks
- Latest Addition to the Boyds Lineup – Sauer 100
- Boyds Adds Gunstock Support for Steyr Zephyr II Bolt-Action
- Boyds Gunstocks Awarded for Supporting People with Disabilities
- [SHOT Show 2020] NEW Boyds SPIKE CAMP: The Essentials-Only Gunstock
- Passing of the Torch: Boyds Gunstocks now under New Ownership
- Got Wood? NEW Boyds SPIKE CAMP: The Essentials-Only Gunstock
- Wood Upgrades: New Products From Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks
- [SHOT 2019] Closer Look at the NEW Boyds At-One Adjustable Thumbhole Stock
- [SHOT 2019] NEW Boyds At-One Thumbhole Adjustable Gunstocks
- [Review] At One with the Boyds At-One Stocks
- Boyds “At-One” Hardwood Gunstocks
- Boyds At-One Stock | SHOT 2017
- New Boyds Stocks for Winchester XPR
- Boyds A17 Hardwood Replacement Stocks
- New Boyds Stocks for the Mossberg Patriot
- Boyds Replacement Stocks for Benjamin Marauder
- Boyds Stocks for Patriot Rifles
- Boyds Stocks for Remington 710, 770
- Want a Custom Gunstock? Boyds Gunstocks is the Place!
- Boyds Introduces Replacement Stocks for Ruger American
- TFB Review: Boyd’s At-One Adjustable Gun Stock for the Remington 870
- [SHOT 2018] Boyd’s At-One Stock Sets For Pump Shotguns
- POTD: The Grey Ghost (Suppressed Short Barreled Rifle)
- Boyd’s Apple Jack Sporter with Custom Adjustable Buttpiece
- POTD: A REALLY BEAUTIFUL Custom Mosin Nagant M44
OutdoorHub (OHub) Coverage of Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks
- SHOT Show 2019: A Closer Look at the NEW Boyds At-One Adjustable Thumbhole Stock
- SHOT Show 2019: NEW At-One Thumbhole Adjustable Gunstock from Boyds
- 12 Pictures of Gorgeous Looking Wooden Furniture for ARs
For a little backstory, Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks was started back in 1981. The actual date is unknown because it all began with a single gunstock with no precise dream of having a company like we all know today. Randy Boyd founded the company after moving back home to the small town of Geddes, South Dakota after his father started to have some health issues. Randy’s father was a Marine Raider in WWII and he was on Iwo Jima when the US gained control of the war. After WWII, Randy’s father came home and had a little gunsmithing business in his small barn. When Randy went back to South Dakota to help with the gunsmithing business he decided that he should start offering to make people gunstocks for their rifles.
This simple yet valuable thought ballooned into a company of about 100 employees producing gunstocks for all over the world – for direct consumers and firearm manufacturers alike! In 2020, Randy decided to retire and sell the company to Rob Carstensen and Dustin Knutson. Rob has diligently worked for 10 years while Dustin Knutson has contributed in tremendous ways for the past 15 years. To say that the company is now in good hands is quite the understatement.
I have had the pleasure of getting to know Dustin Knutson for the last 6 years through trade shows and the opportunities to review multiple stocks of theirs for both shotguns and rifles. To witness the transition first-hand and see the company grow over the past decade, I am not only a user and owner of their products, but an avid fan as well.
The basis for a rifle or shotgun’s accuracy comes from its foundation which is firmly cemented in the stock. Without the rigid, consistent support of a quality stock you simply cannot expect any firearm to perform at a high level. It is like asking for Ferrari performance from a sportscar tied down with zip-ties: you always need a good foundation. For all of our readers out there, do you own one of their gunstocks? As always, let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.
