M14 that has a cheap feeling stock?

[greg11]

I was at the local gun store and handled one. Is it just a certain vintage or company (norc/poly) that makes this sloppy synthetic stock? I thought it looked awesome on the shelf, but then I handled it and it turned me off completely.

Does one company (norc/poly) make a tighter stock than the other? Or is this to be expected (making a aftermarket stock a must).

Thanks.

 

[chris1974]

People get aftermarket stocks. I did

 

[mandarb11]

Put a boyds walnut stock on mine, absolutely beautiful now! All the stocks that come with are cheap....

 

[CreamySmooth]

Put a boyds walnut stock on mine, absolutely beautiful now! All the stocks that come with are cheap....

Any chance you could advise where you got it? I'm looking for one as well.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Any chance you could advise where you got it? I'm looking for one as well.

Check Boyd's from time to time. They have a website and ship to Canada. It could be out of stock, but they could have it at any time.

 

[greg11]

So is it both the Chicom m14's that have the cheap feeling stock? Or just the poly or the norc?

 

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

So is it both the Chicom m14's that have the cheap feeling stock? Or just the poly or the norc?

I think they are the same factories, just different export brands.

But what the hell do I know, I'm still waiting for mine to hit land.

 

[5440fight]

I find poly stocks always feel cheep. My ruger mini14, 10/22, savage 10fp, m14 wannabe plus others all came with craptastic stocks. Change it, don't look back. Ps the Boyds pepper laminate on my m14wannabe is sooo ###y. Tight, smooth, grip-able... I may need a moment alone....

 

[t-star]

on the other hand,the chu wood stock feels like gronk's club next to a usgi fiberglas model- ( if you don't know who gronk is, try to remember "it's about time"

 

[Morley]

Really?

I was at the local gun store and handled one.

You must be in Sin City. I didn't think that there would be any shops back home that would carry an M14. I figure if there is one, it would have to be there.

~Morley

 

[Matt308]

put your name in for a m14 doc' stock. best money I spent..other then buying the rifle. tight fit, sweet handling....now I might need a moment alone

 

[f55]

I was at the local gun store and handled one. Is it just a certain vintage or company (norc/poly) that makes this sloppy synthetic stock? I thought it looked awesome on the shelf, but then I handled it and it turned me off completely.

Does one company (norc/poly) make a tighter stock than the other? Or is this to be expected (making a aftermarket stock a must).

Thanks.

The stock is fine for a $500 rifle, you could spend a lot more but try it with the base stock, not the wood one before thinking of spending so much extra for a new stock.

 

[Repro77]

..or get yourself a USGI fiberglass or wood stock. They feel much better!

 

[ranger_scout]

Yeah the chinese syntetics have a slopy feel, also checked on out at the local gun store and it felt wrong. Felt both poly and norc and did not like it. Ended up boying one of the ee with a USGI stock and it feels solid.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Boyd's has laminate stocks, that while heavy, are very stiff. Stiffer than the USGI FG stocks.

 

[Wally]

USGI for the win...