I have a couple boyds stocks on rifles, but the only ones I have kept thus far have been the stocks for Savage bolt action rimfires.

For the price, they are fine, but IMO they require a fair bit of work to be good for much. I'll have to see if I have pictures still, but I epoxy bedded my actions into the stocks, and it made a huge difference in the feel/final product.

For colors, I have done unfinished wood and then stained/varnished myself, flat black, and then I have one in the Pepper Laminate (grey/black).