What's your favorite kind of stock
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Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
X2!! That's close to 'pick of the litter'! Don't care much for the plastic or fibreglass look. Hard to beat nice wood.Levi Garrett said:
That says it all
Steve David
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Oshawa, Ontario
McMillan GPH/A1 "Woodland Cammo" finish.
I just changed out the very nice walnut stock on my Sako AV 300 WIn for a mcmillan stock in the sako pattern, it's nowhere as pretty but I was surprised how much recoil it ate up. There was no change in weight as the mcmillan weighs exactly the same as the factory walnut one.
Ian Robertson said:
Someone's Jealous!
Anyone afraid to take a nice stock out hunting is not a person I'd let use one of my rifles. That means that the rifle is not used, it's abused! Use your arm to clear away brush and you have no problem. I deliberately take mine through thick brush and the only scratch you'll see on it is from my jacket zipper.
I wouldn't even be concerned much about scratches.
If it's an oil finish, which let's face it is the most sensible wood finish, then they can be cleaned up.
Pretty wood is nice but it's a gun for goodness sake.
If you can't let it take the odd scratch you aren't living.
Some of the most exciting old rifles I've seen have the bluing worn where they were in the leather scabbard and have little knocks here and there where the owner knocked down which ever animal and then crouched down next to it to inspect the wound or laid it across a log while they skinned the game.
I can't help but think that while sythetic stocks take alot of the guesswork out stock care they also take a lot of soul out of it.
If you constantly hunt up to you neck in snow or in similar situations then a stainless synthetic rifle is probably the way but I love the feel of a timber stock, even an dirty & oily old one like this one:
It's a circa 1880s S.W.Silvers Martini Henry trade rifle in 577/450 that belongs to a good friend.
Would it be suitable for Dall Sheep? Nope!
Would it seriously incapacitate a moose & elk? Ask oldbadger or catnthehatt....they hunt with 'em.
It would also be ok for water buffalo with the right load & would change the colour of a camel's day, but then that isn't Canadian hunting, is it?
If it's an oil finish, which let's face it is the most sensible wood finish, then they can be cleaned up.
Pretty wood is nice but it's a gun for goodness sake.
If you can't let it take the odd scratch you aren't living.
Some of the most exciting old rifles I've seen have the bluing worn where they were in the leather scabbard and have little knocks here and there where the owner knocked down which ever animal and then crouched down next to it to inspect the wound or laid it across a log while they skinned the game.
I can't help but think that while sythetic stocks take alot of the guesswork out stock care they also take a lot of soul out of it.
If you constantly hunt up to you neck in snow or in similar situations then a stainless synthetic rifle is probably the way but I love the feel of a timber stock, even an dirty & oily old one like this one:
It's a circa 1880s S.W.Silvers Martini Henry trade rifle in 577/450 that belongs to a good friend.
Would it be suitable for Dall Sheep? Nope!
Would it seriously incapacitate a moose & elk? Ask oldbadger or catnthehatt....they hunt with 'em.
It would also be ok for water buffalo with the right load & would change the colour of a camel's day, but then that isn't Canadian hunting, is it?
There is only one stock material, and WALNUT is its name.
Which reminds me--anyone know where I can get a decent (not AAA, not AA, not even A...) walnut stock for a BRNO ZKK-600? I'm looking for one in a classic style, without the Weatherby-style diagnonal forend tip...
Which reminds me--anyone know where I can get a decent (not AAA, not AA, not even A...) walnut stock for a BRNO ZKK-600? I'm looking for one in a classic style, without the Weatherby-style diagnonal forend tip...
Wood or Plastic Stocks
The picture provided by Levi is one I would like to have in my rack.
I like wood on a traditional rifle like a Brno, Sako, Browning, or Weatherby.
Laminated stocks on working guns like my Sako 223 A1.
Synthetic stocks like a SSG 69 P2.
Depends on the gun or the purpose. If going on the 4 wheeler Laminated stocks or Synthetic.
Sitting in a blind or stand a nice walnut stocked rifle suites me fine.
Walking through the bush, whatever is lighter.
Nothing looks better than a stock with super figuring.
I like to buy second hand rifles with a small marks on them, that way the other guy sheds a tear over the first blemish.
That's my two cents.
Albayo
The picture provided by Levi is one I would like to have in my rack.
I like wood on a traditional rifle like a Brno, Sako, Browning, or Weatherby.
Laminated stocks on working guns like my Sako 223 A1.
Synthetic stocks like a SSG 69 P2.
Depends on the gun or the purpose. If going on the 4 wheeler Laminated stocks or Synthetic.
Sitting in a blind or stand a nice walnut stocked rifle suites me fine.
Walking through the bush, whatever is lighter.
Nothing looks better than a stock with super figuring.
I like to buy second hand rifles with a small marks on them, that way the other guy sheds a tear over the first blemish.
That's my two cents.
Albayo
Horses for courses, right, Albayo!
This is the butt on a Belgian Martini-type Pieper Rook rifle in 32-20 that was made in the 1890s or early 1900s.
This pic is really just a hint of the figuring that lies under the dirt and dust.
In the light it looks like single malt whisky swirling.
Unfortunately the only parts of this rifle I have are the bbl, frame, lever & lever-pin and the butt & butt-bolt.
If I could get the rest this would make a lovely small game rifle & great for plinking.
It's a pity we can't get wood like that these days......especially since I'd have to match the foreend to the stock!
This is the butt on a Belgian Martini-type Pieper Rook rifle in 32-20 that was made in the 1890s or early 1900s.
This pic is really just a hint of the figuring that lies under the dirt and dust.
In the light it looks like single malt whisky swirling.
Unfortunately the only parts of this rifle I have are the bbl, frame, lever & lever-pin and the butt & butt-bolt.
If I could get the rest this would make a lovely small game rifle & great for plinking.
It's a pity we can't get wood like that these days......especially since I'd have to match the foreend to the stock!
