Wood, synth, laminate, SS or blued for you?

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Nuff said.
 
stainless and laminate for looks, fiberglass stock for yucky weather

blued/walnut is nice, but too nice for most hunts
 
Definately depends on the situation but I usually prefer stainless metal with some type of very durable stock, usually synthetic but I certainly wouldn't turn down a nice laminate.
 
I'm a huge fan of laminates. As a pro-woodworker, I just can't morally use tupperware....but a quality laminate has the best of both worlds. As stable as plastic but the weight/look of wood. I am partial to SS, but theres nothing wrong with a blued rifle either IMO. Old pic of the "Remington Rack". 700 mountain (7/08), 700LSS (300 RUM), Model 7 LS (300 SAUM), 597 (.17 HMR)
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I prefer laminate stainless, or blued but love the look of laminate stocks as well as the durability.

to bad not many left handed ones out there, so I like stainless/sythtic on factory rifles as that is all I can usually find in lefty.
 
Strictly traditional, and the nicer the walnut, the more I like it !
One exception ... waterfowl guns: for really rough use on a duck/goose gun - camo synthetic.

For the kitchen sink I prefer stainless though ! :D
 
I'm a walnut & blued steel guy, but I can certainly appreciate the benefits of synthetic stocks in terms of their light weight and durability. Personally, I think that the swelling wood / shift in zero boogeyman is largely marketing hype. Synthetic stocks are cheaper to mass produce over wood stocks and we are being trained to think that we need synthetic stocks. I don't think that most hunters (at least in Ontario) would truly need this particular feature of synthetic stocks.
 
beretta boy said:
Strictly traditional, and the nicer the walnut, the more I like it !
One exception ... waterfowl guns: for really rough use on a duck/goose gun - camo synthetic.

For the kitchen sink I prefer stainless though ! :D
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and synthetic works great for plumbing that kitchen sink! :p
 
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ninepointer said:
I think that the swelling wood / shift in zero boogeyman is largely marketing hype. Synthetic stocks are cheaper to mass produce over wood stocks and we are being trained to think that we need synthetic stocks. I don't think that most hunters (at least in Ontario) would truly need this particular feature of synthetic stocks.
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Agreed. You hear the same old story about wood lacking the 'stability' of synthetic, but who has any *first hand* experience with this? All the stories I've heard have been 'a friend of a friend' type stories, and benchresters who moan about a 1/4" shift in POI. Bottom line is a properly maintained (Oiled and finished) bedded wooden stock is more than durable enough for hunting purposes, unless (and even this is a stretch IMHO) you're a guide/professional and using your gun daily
 
You hear the same old story about wood lacking the 'stability' of synthetic, but who has any *first hand* experience with this?
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Since you ask,I have actual first hand experience.The rifle was a new 700bdl in 25-06.I personally witnessed the gun being sighted in.Two days later,I witnessed the point of impact having moved 6" at 100 yards.The scope was adjusted to bring the point of impact down the same 6".After being stored in a house with wood heat(very dry) again for a week,the point of impact had dropped another 6".
 
I prefer the look of blued & walnut.

I USE stainless and synthetic almost (except the 1895) exclusively. More robust & less maintenance.
 
Add another subscriber to Blue/Walnut, and the prettier the wood, the better I like it! Blue/Laminate comes second, and I do have one Stainless/Synthetic rifle in my safe...all-weather usage, particularly when hunting rainforest. Regards, Eagleye.
 
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