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It's not from a lack of experience, it's quite the opposite. I've been through my plastic phase. If a synthetic rifle makes you feel all warm and fuzzy when you see the chipped paint and scratched plastic, then by all means have at it. It just doesn't do anything for me. Terry -------------------------------------------- Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? | |||
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I completely agree but there is a difficult transitional phase where a rifle looks nearly new with a couple of dings that hurt. After a few more and the loss of more bluing you get over it. Every time I look at the barrel of my 9.3 I remember taking a leak against my friends rear wheel and breaking his rear light when I turned away | |||
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Oh I agree. The 1st year I hunt a new rifle it seems every new little scratch or handling mark it gets I lick the tip of my finger and rub the spot to see if it'll come out.  But then after a few years of hunting the rifle starts to look like it has a little character and you don't seem to mind as much. As long as it's honest wear it doesn't bother me at all. Now I did have a Mannlicher-Schoenauer that fell over on a concrete floor while I was cleaning it out in the garage. It got a really nasty bruise on the forearm that I knew would steam out. After about six months I just couldn't stand to look at it anymore and stripped the stock down and fixed it. Terry -------------------------------------------- Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? | |||
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Been there, done that. ---Mike | |||
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My old 300 H&H is a custom rifle. I built it many years ago, so I do have an advantage there without a doubt. Today some would say it is Stainless steel because it lacks much blue, the stock is dinged an rough and reminesent of driftwood, but it still shoots under an inch, and I have not had to touch the adjustments on it for over 10 years..It is glass bedded as it was not a 300 H&H in its early life, in fact its had several barreled actions in it, but its been a 300 for I guess about 40 years..The stock was my first.. As to plastic, they are not indestructable, I have repaired a bunch of them snapped at the wrist, melted by the camp stove, warped in the heat of a car...Again anything made by man? Bottom line is it is argueable, so best for folks to make up their own minds and to each his own..I have chosen wood and it works for me and I have used them all over the world. I can say the same for Gumboot except he likes those plastic monsters and they work for him!  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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If I lived full time in the Artic I would use wood stocks , as dry wood is not very affected by the cold ,,, Seal it up good and have at er ..... Laminate is a nice way to go ,, I sure like the one on my 9.3x64 .....Ther new Ruger and Remington laminated stocks with checkering are very nice IMO .... Something that chapps me to no end is I can,t buy a duplicate Rem 721 stock in synthetic ... .If it can,t be grown , its gotta be mined .... | |||
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"...for some reason I think I need a Sythetic stock on it.." I want wood. But, I think YOU should satisfy YOU, not me! | |||
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Lamninates are nice but are heavy. Depends on some of the goals you have for your rig sometimes. I have several rigs that are synthetic to help me achieve the desired weight of that particular rig. I love the look of wood, and have some Serengeti Laminates that are just beautiful, maybe the best of both worlds.....I like a good stable heavy rig, if I'm not going to have to lug it all over the place--I made the mistake of making a Antelope rig out of laminate, and it's just too damn heavy. Bought an Edge for it and it is the cat's meow now. | |||
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You're going on one hunt, probably for a week. IMHO just keep the stock you have... expect to get wet but I don't see that being an issue in only one week. If you think this will become an annual trip, or you hunt in the rain/snow regularly, then I would get a synthetic stock. I put a fiberglas stock on both my .30-06 and my .338WM M-700's, because I do so much hunting in shitty weather. Rain, snow, sleet etc... Now most of the other guns in my safe have wood stocks and I will carry whatever, during sunny dry days. But when the shitty weather hits, out come either of those old faithful Remington's. | |||
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Go with wood. Life is too short to hunt with an ugly gun. | |||
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