There are alot of different materils out there being used but i was thinking on a fiberglass stock . MPI uses only fiberglass and they have a nice looking two piece stock for the ruger No. 1 what are your opinions on stocks made froom just fiberglass? They can be seen at www.mpistocks.com Tell me what you guys think i was thinking on putting one on a tropical stainless 375H&H Thanks Tanoose

Fiberglass is good, better if each specfic firearm is glass bedded! MPI stocks have serviced me fine! Wood stocks that are glassbedded and with a urethane finish on the outer surface have worked great too!

If you are looking for a composite, go with the Rimrock by Borden. IMHO they are the best sporter stock out there. Again, IMHO, the MPI stocks are the best second rate stock on the market and I would not put one on a BB gun.

take a look at the pounder from brown precision. super light and plenty strong.

Fibre glass stocks are good in temperate / maritime 'wet weather / autumn & winter' conditions. I have two rifles 'shoed' with McMillan marbled pattern stocks. The stocks, from my limited experience atmittedly, good quality. And I rather like the marbled pattern.

I have read though, fibre glass stocks can be cold in real cold conditions: Canada, northern Scandinavia, interior Alaska. Additionally, they become rather hot if exposed to strong sun light, left directly behind a vehicle window.

I do not believe they 'melt', or go appreciably soft, but the 'plastic' may lose some of ist' strength properties if repeatedly exposed like this. Of course, in these conditions, they will feel hot to touch.

This is where the lighter wood laminates come in. I have a Serengetti stock on one of my other rifles and I am very pleased with it. Unless I angle my rifle correctly towards the light, the stock looks like it is one piece.

While the Rutland Laminate style laminate stocks can be rather heavy - all that resin, I believe the Obeche laminate stocks, made? / sold by a long range bench rest target shooter are much lighter and still very strong.

I saw an advertisement, taken from a hunting magazine, with a Echols rifle stocked in dark Obeche laminate. It was an American classic hunting style. I would give these consideration also. However, apart from web page adverts, I know nothing about them.

Rimrock is one of, if not the best but I don't think they make a Ruger #1 two-piece. I know of these: Bell & Carlson, MPI, and Lone Wolf. There are probably some more; I ain't the yellow pages by any means.

Tanoose I've had a MPI mannlicher on my 358 Norma forever and it's a fine as stock a person could ask for.

Thanks for the replies guys i think ni'll give MPI am try. Later Tanoose