i want them to stand up to the abuse of the real world.i prefer kevlar, 'glass or funky type synthetics,
but not injection molded
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because i like liteweight rifles, i find the mass of laminates stocks to be too heavy and seem brittle so they chip easily.
IMO a beatup wood gunstock looks plain awful and looks even worse when filled with putty and revarnished. although ive owned my share...ive never been a fan of the blue and lumber thing.
when i think of wood stocks, i think hi end weatherbys, they seem to have the wildest lumber stocks and always catch my eye at the gun counters. early belguim brownings are so exotic they go beyond guns and are closer to works of art. Winslow rifles are other examples of wood stocks gone out of control..ivory inlays, basketweave, carvings...
http://fieldandstream.blogs.com/gunn...es/winslow.jpg
and really, have no place in the truck, at least my truck!