My M305 wood-stock is OK

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It seems to be practically unanimous among CGN M305 owners that the mystery wood stock is not worth keeping.

I must be the only guy who kind of likes it. Maybe I lucked out - BTW the "mystery wood" on mine is mahogany. Not everyone's first choice of wood, to be sure, although technically it is a hardwood.

After degreasing it, and soaking it in near-boiling water for a few hours, I let it dry. It looked like drift-wood. Then I saturated it with ordinary wood sealant from Cdn Tire. It took a while, but it soaked up nearly a quart of the stuff. Then I stained it.

That amount of sealant seems to have made it noticeably heavier, and harder, than it would have otherwise been, had I just put a surface finish on it. I compared it with a buddy's and there's no comparison. His was just degreased and refinished, and it feels like balsa-wood.

Anyway, maybe I just got lucky with mine, but I did put some work into it.
 
It's not THAT bad, but generally it's too soft to be of much use if you want more accuracy (ie: bedding).

By the way.. if your M305 is otherwise unaltered and the stock is what it came with from the factory... it ain't mahogany!!!! It's called Chu wood. Might look close to mahogany, but trust me, it is NOT!

My Chu stock actually didn't look that bad either, and I might refinish it for ####s and giggles, but the USGI fiberglass is where it's at, in my opinion!
 
canucklehead said:
It's not THAT bad, but generally it's too soft to be of much use if you want more accuracy (ie: bedding).

By the way.. if your M305 is otherwise unaltered and the stock is what it came with from the factory... it ain't mahogany!!!! It's called Chu wood. Might look close to mahogany, but trust me, it is NOT!

My Chu stock actually didn't look that bad either, and I might refinish it for s**ts and giggles, but the USGI fiberglass is where it's at, in my opinion!
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I think EOS said it's some kind of Phillipine Mahogany.......
 
Hitzy said:
I think EOS said it's some kind of Phillipine Mahogany.......
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I did. Chu is a form of Catalpa. Phillipine Mahogany is also known as Lauan and is related to Cedar. Mahogany is a misnomer in this case.

It's quite common in SE Asia as well. Not suprising to find it in many products from there.
 
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