stocks

[hiram762]

Polymer or wood? I like the grain of the wood & you can refinish wood. But, polymer cant be beat. It will take a good amount of abuse too. (not that that is a good idea)

 

[plowman766]

Maybe I am just old fashioned but to me theres nothing better looking than a nice wood grained walnut stock I know the polymer are more durable and easier to care for but blued steel and wood just look right together

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I think it depends on the rifle. Take the Mosin I just picked up. It's meant to have a wood stock in my opinion. Same goes for an M1 Garand, M1A, M14, etc. As for AK's, modern bolt action rifles, etc. I prefer synthetic over wood.

 

[redpitbull44]

I think it depends on the rifle. Take the Mosin I just picked up. It's meant to have a wood stock in my opinion. Same goes for an M1 Garand, M1A, M14, etc. As for AK's, modern bolt action rifles, etc. I prefer synthetic over wood.

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Anything early Vietnam War era and older, sure, wood stock. For hunting rifles, and everything else, I like synthetics. 1) because they don't warp/crack/break/splinter/dent/chip/etc as easy, and 2) I don't feel horrible about painting them.

 

[charless917]

Im like you, both are great...get another gun, keep one wood and the other polymer...problem solved

 

[Mr.JAG]

I guess I'm just one of the few people that prefer metal stocks.

Metal doesn't split, crack, chip, or break (rarely anyways). Plus, it can throw a nice beat down if the situation calls for it.

Cheek welds be dammed!

 

[GLOCK1982]

I like the look of a well done wood finish on just about anything. I have restored some older stocks just for that fact rather than going with the polymer/composite stock. With that being said, I am currently working on a rifle build and I have chosen a laminate wood for it. Primarily because it will be mostly a bench rifle and the 2-tone laminate is a nice finish. As stated before by someone else, it depends on the rifle and what you plan to do with it.

 

[sepe]

I think I'm going to build an AR with wood furniture and I'm going to put my Mausers in synthetic stocks.

 

[DtK_PhAnToM]

i prefer synthetic over wood mainly because its lighter than wood. plus i like tactical looking guns over the hunting rifle look.

 

[451_Detonics]

Wood looks ok I guess....

 

[45pro]

Wood looks ok I guess....

WOW

 

[nova512]

i think it would depend on what you are going to do with it if you know your going to be rough with it then go polymer