Here is my problem....I have a Winchester stainless .375 H&H that came with one of those cheesy, $9.00 plastic stocks. I prefer wood and was thinking of putting a laminate on it....namely the Boyds laminate stock in the JRS design. My line of thinking is that the laminate will be very tough and there should be no need to strengthen the stock any more.

Anyone put a laminate on a heavy recoiling rifle? If so, which stock and how has it worked out?

I've got three laminated stocks on three heavy-recoiling rifles: a .416 Remington Magnum (thumbhole), a .338/378 Weatherby Magnum, and a .375 H&H Magnum. Truthfully, I don't feel any of these are serious kickers, but that's just me. I get all my stocks from Richard's Microfit. The stocks are holding up just fine.

Russ

I think it sounds like a good idea -- the extra wt. of laminate vs. walnut may actually help out here. I'm stocking a 458 Lott with a laminate.

Todd

I am re-stocking a 375 with a JRS laminated. I would buy the unfinished (but fully inletted) one as I did. You can then work it to fit. They are a bit bulky for my tastes but can be slimmed down nicely. I shaped the stock into the British style with the pancake cheekpiece, slim and short forearm, etc. They are heavy as they come which may be what you are after but can also be lightened down to around 30 oz as I did. Quite a bargain as well.

I would think even the laminated stock would require cross-bolts to take the brunt of the recoil.

Check with the manufacturer.

George