Which Stock do you prefer?

Me personally, I won't buy a gun that doesn't have a wood or laminate stock. But I prefer wood over laminate. There is a certain elegance to a fine piece of walnut that has the twisted gnarly grains. I look at a rifle as more than just a hunting tool, but a work of art that deserves to be displayed with the finest of paintings or sculptures.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: NathanY] #802939 07/17/09 05:33 AM
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psycho0819 THF Trophy Hunter P Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,744 Kaufman, Texas	I voted syn/plastic. But I do not like the cheapie plastic stuff. Must be good quality. Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction. The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: psycho0819] #802940 07/17/09 05:36 AM
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NTRP Pro Tracker N Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,423 McKinney, TX By God!	Synthetic. I beat the crap out of my gear and a pretty rifle becomes pretty ugly in a short time. North Texas Rifle Precision Josh (Jay) Ruby

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: NTRP] #802941 07/17/09 05:38 AM
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rsquared Extreme Tracker R Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,564 round rock	i love the look of a fine wood stock, but i value the durability of a synthetic stock more.. plus i like the utilitarian vibe that black/charcoal gray gives off... Stuff my dad said in the deer blind "I can dive deeper and come up drier" "did you do that?"

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: rsquared] #802942 07/17/09 05:50 AM
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10pointers THF Trophy Hunter 1 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,163 Jarrell	I love fine Wood, high gloss blueing on the gun and scope.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: NTRP] #802943 07/18/09 12:42 AM
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ilike2hunt2 Tracker I Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 839 Rains County	Quote: Synthetic. I beat the crap out of my gear and a pretty rifle becomes pretty ugly in a short time. X2! I'm pretty rough on em.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: ilike2hunt2] #802944 07/18/09 12:51 AM
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J.G. THF Celebrity Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 41,217 Wolfe City, TX	x3 on synthetic its less affected by climate and weather. Which aids in accuracy. I'm more into go rather than show. I aint skeerd to use it cause it didn't start out "pretty." 800 Yard Steel Range Precision Rifle Instruction Memberships and Classes Available

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: J.G.] #802945 07/18/09 01:59 AM
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BowHuntinTX Extreme Tracker B Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,558 Krum TX	Wood, or laminate thumbhole...

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: NathanY] #802946 07/18/09 02:09 AM
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mbavo THF Celebrity M Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,694 Goldsmith,TX	i love them all. i love a beautiful wood stocked gun to use when i am just sitting in a deer blind. if i am spot and staking,or riding around in a high seat in the back of the truck on dusty roads,i love to use synthetic stocks.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: mbavo] #802947 07/18/09 03:23 AM
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RobertY Pro Tracker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,784 San Antonio, TX	To me, if you're "rough" on your guns, it better be because you're hiking and stalking. People that toss their gun in the bed of a truck, flop it on the ground, lean wood against metal, etc. don't know how to treat a gun. I hike with a synthetic. I collect wood.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: RobertY] #802948 07/18/09 06:14 AM
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dogcatcher THF Celebrity Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 110,802 Abilene or on the road...	Wood with the finish like they did 30 or more years ago. Hand rubbed oil finish look instead of the newer finishes that have plastic finish look. Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: dogcatcher] #802949 07/18/09 06:25 AM
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30378 Veteran Tracker 3 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,856 Deer Park, Tx.	Gotta love good lookin lumber NRA Benefactor Life Member - Free men should not be subjected to permits, paperwork and taxation in order to carry a firearm.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: 30378] #802950 07/18/09 06:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,411 Abilene, TX USA Dragonuv Extreme Tracker
Dragonuv Extreme Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,411 Abilene, TX USA	I think it would be relative to the gun being used in the stock. Without knowing which gun and it's intended use, I would be up in the air.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: NTRP] #802951 07/21/09 01:46 AM
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SingleShot85 Veteran Tracker S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2,016 S.A. and Kinney Co.	Quote: Synthetic. I beat the crap out of my gear and a pretty rifle becomes pretty ugly in a short time. its only fitting that the rifle should be a reflection the owner. I have 3 HS PSS stocks and 1 Manners so......i guess i'd vote synthetic/composite. Nothing like a fine piece of wood carved and inlayed to construct a magnificent working weapon. Last edited by doctaylor; 07/21/09 01:49 AM.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: SingleShot85] #802952 07/21/09 07:05 AM
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yukons95 Pro Tracker Y Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,176 texas	i like synthetics also, but love the look of stainless steel with wood stocks too!

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: yukons95] #802953 07/21/09 07:31 AM
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cuzins8 Pro Tracker C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,774 Dallas/Mexia	Wood looks better for the most part but synthetic is MUCH more forgiving and shows less bruises.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: RobertY] #802954 07/21/09 04:43 PM
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Korean Redneck Extreme Tracker K Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,207 Houston	Quote: I hike with a synthetic. I collect wood. Very well put. I wanted to vote both. I prefer synthetic on field guns (my deer rifle and hunting shotguns), but i prefer wood on guns that don't see much feild time (my over-under). it depends on the main purpose of the gun, to me. I'm a dude who likes long barrels!

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: Korean Redneck] #802955 07/21/09 05:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,264 Athens/Prosper, TX F fowlplayr Shenanigans Scorecard keeper
fowlplayr Shenanigans Scorecard keeper F Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,264 Athens/Prosper, TX	I prefer the durability of synthetic for my hunting rifles. But you have to have at least one safe queen with a high luster wood stock.

Re: Which Stock do you prefer? [Re: 10pointers] #802956 07/23/09 12:31 AM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 139 Texas M MacD37 Woodsman
MacD37 Woodsman M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 139 Texas	Quote: I love fine Wood, high gloss blueing on the gun and scope. ........And I'm the flip side of that coin! I love wood, but would rather have a very satten finish on that wood, the Steel I like Blued, or Rust blacked but with little shine. For rifles used in Alaska all mine are in synthetic stocks for the Sept rains there. In Africa, I like wood because I usually hunt there with double rifles, but my plains game rifle might be either synthetic, or wood, because the weather doesn't effect zero like ten or fifteen days in Alaska's rain. So I guess I have to vote for synthetic, and wood, and you couldn't run fast enough to hand me a composite stock! .........MacD37 >>>===(x)===> DRSS www.doublerifleshooterssociety.com If I die today, I have had a life well spent, for I have been to see the elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa

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