Enfield Synthetic stock?

[Oddbawl]

I can't believe I'm posting this. Ah well. As a few of you saw in my other thread, I finished my bubba Enfield:

I had it out to sight it in, and I'm very very pleased with it. The only thing is, it's a little porky. I'm contemplating putting a synthetic stock on it, something I've never considered for any of my guns. Normally, it's give me Walnut or give me death...
Who uses one, what brands are decent, which ones should I steer clear of?
Ugh. I feel dirty.

 

[nelly]

Synthetic ain't necessarily gonna save you any weight!

I'm just sayin'....

 

[ratherbefishin]

looks like a heck of a truck gun...what scout mount did you use?

 

[TheTooner]

Your choice is Ram-Line or ATI. I haven't used both, so I can only report hearsay that the Ram-Line is less helpful for a scope because the ATI has a monte-carlo style buttstock. I have heard good and bad about the quality of both.

I have an ATI that came on a No.5. I'm not pleased with it:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=526502&page=3&highlight=ATI

 

[Oddbawl]

looks like a heck of a truck gun...what scout mount did you use?

It's an XS Scout mount made specifically for #4 and #5 Enfields. Slips over The barrel, so you have to hog a fair amount out of the fore end wood. I bedded it into the fore end afterwards.

 

[Tyler]

The only thing is, it's a little porky.

If a sporterized Enfield is too heavy for you, maybe you should be hitting the weights a bit more?

 

[Oddbawl]

Well, thanks, I'll take that into consideration. It's considerably heavier than my #5 which is my target weight ballpark, getting it closer to a Scout rifle spec.

 

[Sun_and_Steel_77]

No experience with the tupperware but I certainly must commend you on your build.
Nice sturdy looking rifle for sure.

 

[mmattockx]

Synthetic ain't necessarily gonna save you any weight!

I'm just sayin'....

+1. I was going to pick up a Ram Line stock for my M96 sporter to save weight and it was heavier than the walnut it was to replace. Good composite stocks are light. The cheap injection molded ones are neither good nor light.

Mark

 

[xcaribooer]

I have had both, the ramline was nice with the rubber recoil pad but you have to be careful to not over tighten the butt on with that giant screwdriver, there is just a plastic insert that the bolt face tightens against that can be broken loose if you are not careful oops.
The ati lacks the rubber recoil pad , just a hard plastic one. it is overall a more solid setup than the ramline. I did get one from Matstar that was quite warped though..
look around for a nice SILE like is found on some of the Parker hale sporters and others, they may weigh a little less.