Wood or the Plastic rifle stocks
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The one on the left is chambered in 7 saum, on a deviant GA action and 22” IBI carbon hunter barrel in an AG composites Alpine hunter stock. I’ll attach another photo of it in its new walnut.
The other in 6.5 prc on an Anti action and 22” #1 benchmark barrel in a AG privateer stock. This one is my main sheep/goat rifle, soon as the walnut is finished, I will flog the carbon stock and it will stay in walnut. This particular piece is going to be a real looker once it has some finish on it.
Cheers!
Looking at the bottom of the pistol grip.
Some stunning grain trying to git out.
Don't forget to put up some photos when it's done.
Some serious talent in this community.
I take the stocks as they come.
Then again, I couldn't imagine my Brno 21H in a stock t'uther than what Ma Terre has to offer.
Some stunning grain trying to git out.
Don't forget to put up some photos when it's done.
Some serious talent in this community.
I take the stocks as they come.
Then again, I couldn't imagine my Brno 21H in a stock t'uther than what Ma Terre has to offer.
It is my Leeper built 308 Norma Magnum. It is one of the most
accurate hunting rifles I own.
My 325 WSM resides in a brown laminate wood stock. EE
I always say it this way: "every french man has his flavour"
Nothing wrong with a nice classic wood look. Decker, those stocks look amazing. I've been following rimfire central for a while, and you should see some of the greatness that a few old timers are making over the years.
Me, the last few years I have started to fall in love with the chassis type. I think my wanting a Blaser Ultimate rifle was the start of my demise there. The XLR magnesium stocks with carbon is were I'm at now. Just catches my eye perfectly, so I have two of them now.
I also have a plastic stock on the henry 44 mag, but that is more for function. That X model is one of the few with a shorter barrel, plus it rides with me in the sxs, so it gets beat, bumped, wet, muddy, and so on, so it needs function over form. I started with a nice marlin jm stamped 44, but just could not do that to that rifle. It deserved better.
There is a place and time for all the different stocks. I even looked at a few custom manuf, but at over $2K US for the wood blank, I opted to walk away. But man some of those grains just "scream classic".
Nothing wrong with a nice classic wood look. Decker, those stocks look amazing. I've been following rimfire central for a while, and you should see some of the greatness that a few old timers are making over the years.
Me, the last few years I have started to fall in love with the chassis type. I think my wanting a Blaser Ultimate rifle was the start of my demise there. The XLR magnesium stocks with carbon is were I'm at now. Just catches my eye perfectly, so I have two of them now.
I also have a plastic stock on the henry 44 mag, but that is more for function. That X model is one of the few with a shorter barrel, plus it rides with me in the sxs, so it gets beat, bumped, wet, muddy, and so on, so it needs function over form. I started with a nice marlin jm stamped 44, but just could not do that to that rifle. It deserved better.
There is a place and time for all the different stocks. I even looked at a few custom manuf, but at over $2K US for the wood blank, I opted to walk away. But man some of those grains just "scream classic".
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Wood stocks suck! They scratch, chip, crack, swell, shrink. Sure they look great but the first time your gun slips off the side of a tree you leaned it against to take a leak. You’ll will ask yourself why the hell you decided on a wooden stock all shinny and ###y and now it has a scratch or dent in it the size of the Grand Canyon. It makes you look like a careless boob than doesn’t look after his gear and it may affect the guns useability. Tupperware stocks just make sense, your hunting firearm is a tool designed to be used to accomplish a task in what typically are the harshest of environments. Good sense says pick a durable material that isn’t affected by hot, cold, snow, rain or the occasional bump or unintended drop or fall. I’m not saying just because you have a Tupperware stock it is any less susceptible to abuse it is just a bit more forgiving to harsh conditions and overall wear and tear.
2 cents added enjoy !
2 cents added enjoy !
I just think that a rifle that is passed down to my grandsons should be mounted in wood. Hard to say what time will do to plastic over the years but I have seen and own enough guns that are 80 years old or more with wood that has endured the test of time. Yes wood will chip, scratch, crack, and even break, but can be repaired in most cases. I would like to see what happens to a plastic stock if left in the sun for any length of time and I'm not talking about outside. Put a plastic stock in a window where it gets full sun and leave it for a year to see if there is any deterioration. Time will tell. My grand sons will see the results.
If you take care of your guns you won’t have more trouble with a wood stock than a synthetic one! I’ve used guns with both but mainly wood and never had any problems with any of them from 30c above to 45c bellow zero with every imaginable weather patterns possibles lol snow rain sleet hail freezing rain and sometimes all in the same day!!
Another nice thing about wood, you can build or have them built to fit you.
I’m confused. Something seems……. Hmmm.
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