Thread: Wooden versus Composite Stocks

@Backcountry Bob To give you some idea years ago one of the members (Stug) here was making great Carbon Fiber stocks a mate took what was then a brand new offering of one on a extended Tahr we did ,at the end of our hunt l ordered 2 for my Mod 7's, the difference between the old Rem factory plastic stock was the factory stock weighed just under 1100 grams & the Carbon Fiber stock just over 500 grams with it also being a better shaped & stiffer stock (later ended up with 5 all up,over the years).

I am like you & still like a good wooden stock ,have had 4 custom made for me over the years & currently have my old Mohawk in line for a custom wood Manlicker to be made by a stock maker .How ever now if l am looking for a hard wearing, stable stock l go for a GOOD synthetic & prefer the weight savings they give over messing around with the metal work in a attempt to save weight.

Here is the latest build l have done a custom 284W,where l used the great Bell & Carlson Ti Stock ,l had been putting bits away for the build for years & as l say l would not bother with the metal weight saving now if l did over,it was just l had those bits sitting around .

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