besides weight, are there any other draw backs to a fajen pillar bedded laminatated stock vs a B&C or HS aluminum bedding block stock? given a good glass bedding, will they shoot the same?

All of the aluminum blocked H&S stocks I have seen required skim bedding to actually get them to properly fit a particular barreled action. I have no experience at all with B&C stocks so can’t help you there.

If you bedded each of those stocks properly I doubt you would see any measurable difference in accuracy so I would suggest going with the one that feels and looks the best to you.

With todays finishing/sealing products you can make a solid wood or laminate stock almost as impervious to the elements as a synthetic.

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Originally posted by exsanguinate:
besides weight, are there any other draw backs to a fajen pillar bedded laminatated stock vs a B&C or HS aluminum bedding block stock? given a good glass bedding, will they shoot the same?

It's more likely that the shooting ability will be the result of the care of the bedding job and less than on the material of the stock.

I like wood and would go that way.