Wood vs. Synthetic vs. Fibreglass

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Good day fellas. I am looking to lighten up my m14. Currently I have a Springfield black synthetic stock with the VLTOR tri-rail, gas lock sight and a flash hider of unknown origin. I want to say vortec? but I'm not sure. There are no markings on it.

Beyond the obvious, the tri-rail will be replaced with a standard handguard, which stock option would be the lightest? The synthetic one already on, or one of the other options?

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Wood will be slightly heavier, although I find wood stocks on the m14 to balance better than usgi fibreglass.

I'm not sure, but I think that some of the Springfield synthetics were older usgi fibreglass and the newer ones are not- which means that they could be slightly different. Anyone know for sure?
 
due to the nature of the beast, there's only about a pound difference between usgi fiberglas and one of the wood stocks b/c the fiberglas is a lay-up with a steel reinforcement-i don't think you're going to get much lighter than the 11.1 listed in the manual- even my folding stock ( bm59) version still is pretty close to 11- and that has just 2 tubes and a plate for a tail stock-
 
The Chu wood is lighter than the fiberglass. Its practically like balsa. A plastic / rubber butt plate would knock some weight off a stock. That steel hinge plate assembly is quite a chunk of iron.
 
ROCHELLE has had many dress's(stocks ;) ) however, she wound up in a nice USGI wood one ... isn't she purdy? :D

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

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Here she is in her original synthetic black stock ... I think it's collecting dust in my closet now.

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Here she is in a SKULLBOY creation ... winter white ... :D

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Here she was in a McMillan pistol grip folder at one time ... gonna put my Norc shorty project in this stock ... :D

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Go out and buy several stocks ... til you find the one you like ... ;)
 
I've found that of the M14's I've had, the ones in heavier fibreglass stocks tended to shoot a 1/2MOA better than the superlight Norinco Chu Wood stocks. I suppose you get what you pay for.

That said, I absoluetly love the look of the oily old hardwood stocks you see on original M14s.
 
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