Don't know why it couldn't work but I always considered ash to be a quasi hardwood. Not sure I would use for hard recoiling callibers. Often used in furniture frame, too soft for flooring. Not all ash was good for bats. Billets had to be carefully selected.

I'll be the first to admit that using ash for a gunstock was considered only because of the wood grain found in this particular tree. Having said that, I've used it in furniture making for a long time. I've found the wood grown here to be quite hard and strong.....and actually believe it to be better than oak for raw strength and much easier to finish due to it's smaller pores which are easier to fill than black walnut. I wouldn't hesitate to use it on a hard recoiling magnum such as a .416 Rem mag but then my comments are not backed with personal experience either.

Suffice it to say that I'm gamboling fairly heavily (building three guns) based on nothing more than my personal experience working with it for several years.

I'm also learning quite a bit about it from posts on this topic such as yours. Thanks for your thoughts.

I have access to approx 4 ton of camphor wood. Would make a nice stock!