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Old 11-17-2008, 05:14 PM
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What kind of stock does everyone prefer? I tend to prefer a walnut stock. I just like the feel of wood better. But I'm curious as to what other shooters like.
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Old 11-17-2008, 09:30 PM
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Hi Matt,
I'm with you regarding wood. I purchase a rifle 40% caliber I want and 60% the look of the wood. Has to be amazing wood or I'll walk away. With that being said I just picked up my first synthetic stock, something I said I would never do but.....wanted something to survive quading and not beat up a nice piece of wood.
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Old 11-17-2008, 10:19 PM
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Wood, or laminate. Laminate for their durability and wood for the traditional warm look and feel.
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Old 11-17-2008, 10:47 PM
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Any wood will do as long as it is walnut!
I have one laminate target rifle, the rest are all solid wood .
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Old 11-17-2008, 10:58 PM
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Gotta stay with wood, I have a few that I stripped and re-stained these guns are 40 years old and still look beautiful.
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Old 11-18-2008, 07:10 AM
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I like synthetic.
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Old 11-18-2008, 06:21 PM
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I like stocks that fit me.
Wood, Lam, Syn or real Fibergalss, it dont matter, as long as it fits my frame.
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Old 11-18-2008, 06:27 PM
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I like synthetic.
Anyone know who still makes after market synthetic/composite stocks in Canada. I see Ramline won't ship to Canada any longer. I'd like to get one for my '70s Winchester Mdl. 70 Featherlight and am having a problem finding anything decent.........

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Old 11-18-2008, 06:52 PM
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I like stocks that fit me.
Wood, Lam, Syn or real Fibergalss, it dont matter, as long as it fits my frame.
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Old 11-22-2008, 10:00 AM
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I prefer the feel of wood but the durability of synthetic. A good compromise is a laminated wood stock.

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Old 11-24-2008, 04:26 PM
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There was an outfit in Edmonton that made custom fibreglass stocks but their name eludes me. Corlane Sporting Goods uses them (or did a few years ago).
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:04 PM
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Wildcat stocks from Sherwood Park area
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:38 PM
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McMillan for me. To my eye paint looks better than so so wood which is what you get with most factory rifles.
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:47 PM
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Wood looks nicer, but I like synthetic cause I'm not worried about scuffing it up when I have to go through ugly spots to get the shot I want.

my $.02
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:34 PM
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If you can find on with the feel of wood and the weight of synthetic , I'll take one.
Personally I liked the scuffs and marks on my wood stocks.... adds character
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:44 PM
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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.
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!
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