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Folks,
Does anyone have experience with these stocks? Good? Bad? What are your thoughts?


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Used one, didn't like it, won't use another. Didn't like shape, dimensions or material, seemed mighty cheap to me, sorry mate.
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Its a matter of taste. Being a bubba, mine isn't as refined as J.D hilbily's .

I have one on a 10/22 that I wouldn't trade for anything. It is the perfect stock for a light gun. I had one for a centerfire that worked well; I just didn't care for the rifle and sold it eventually.

The pluses:

The grip is consistent regardless of conditions. The rubber has a very consistent feel whether wet or dry, hot or cold. Easy to maintain. Mine has been through 15 years of hard use and looks like the day it came from the box (well, maybe the week after).

The engineering is fine. They hold zero and group as well as any injection molded stock (which can be very good indeed). I came in second twice out of five matches against the UT at Texas rifle team in 22 BR hunter class with my little 10/22. Third place the other three matches.

The negatives:

What J.D. said, depending on your tastes. Two, any injection molded stock has issues if you want to glass bed a gun. requires some gimcrackery to get the expoy to adhere to the slick resins of the stock. Last and important to some folks, you can't modify them easily, if at all. Some folks like to change fiberglass stocks a bit here and there and repaint. No-can-do on the rubber coating of a Hogue.


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I have one on my 400PDK wildcat. It has held up fine to numerous 400gr bullets ate 2250+. I did put some lead in the forarm and butt. I have nicer stocks in the safe but none of them cost me less than $100 like the Hogue.


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I've three on inexpensive Mauser "Customs" and liked the way they perform and feel. The price is right, too.


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I have one on a Mark-X. It has the full bedding block that runs through the forearm. I still stiffened the forarm with some Marine Tex while bedding the action.

All in all I llike it very much. And will most likely do another 98 in 280 Rem in one also.


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I do not care for the looks but I put one on a 10/22 for my ex-wife and she loves it.


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My Howa came with one and i like it,easy to hold on to for for long shots.Good Luck
 
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For the price they can't be beat. Ugly but functional.


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I have on and love it...they do what they are designed for


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Thanks for all the replies Gents. I'm still not sure which way I want to go. I'll do some more looking around and keep Houge on the list.

Another option is a Bell and Carlson stock....


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