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Offline Joe Mendham

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Wood Stocks
« on: December 24, 2009, 10:04:25 AM »
  Have any of you thought about using a wood/laminate stock ? and if so who's stock would you get ?

  Other than Dan I don't know of any one using one ,and Dan would you go that route again ?

Offline John VM

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Re: Wood Stocks
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2009, 10:49:04 AM »
 I have a BAT white cedar/carbon fiber stock on the rifle I got from Tom Dixon and I love it. It rides the bags well and seems to deaden vibration.
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Offline cyanchycki

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Re: Wood Stocks
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 11:26:57 AM »
You bet Joe. I would get one if the right one came along. 

My Bat that is in the BRX stock was supposed to be in a Tony Larson cedar stock.  I believe Wayne Miller has one and I am not sure if Jeffy still has his.  Tony let me down and I will leave it at that. 

I called Ian at Robertson Composites and he had my stock ready in 7 days.

I love the look of the darker colored cedar stocks.  Now if someone would fabricate one in the profile of the JTR I would be a happy camper.
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Offline DanO

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Re: Wood Stocks
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2009, 12:23:04 PM »
Wood/carbon fiber stocks are great, like JMV my BAT stock is a piece of art.
Unfortunately it is no longer being produced, and there in lies one issue.
For those who have, or wish to have more than one rifle, you end up with
different stocks. This takes away from consistent gun handling
(I don't need no stinking gun handling) from gun to gun.
When the boys got the JTR stock off the ground I purchased one with plans to
get more of them, due to being a good design and repeatable supply.
As we have all recently heard, supply may become an bit of an issue???????

As I understand the concepts of wood/carbon stocks, the soft light wood(s) used
aid in vibration dampening and overall stock weight targets.

One of the stock concepts expressed to me in the US, was that the straight
carbon fiber stocks are to ridged, causing some suspected unwanted vibrations in
the overall platform (rifle). Folks like Tony B. use fiberglass stocks in a Scoville design.

At the Nationals in St. Louis, I observed that there were plenty of both wood and moulded
type of stocks in the top 20+ shooters. So I can not add any insight into which may be
better in our game, but like most things of the game, what works for you is the main driver.

I do love the look of wood, but the cost of these type of stocks are generally several hundred
dollars more, which we all know plays heavily into our choices.

Good luck with your choices in stocks.

Offline Mike Darlow

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Re: Wood Stocks
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2009, 09:22:04 PM »
I have a Terry Leonard stock and I like it a lot.

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Re: Wood Stocks
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2010, 09:29:47 PM »
I had a Larson Cedar carbon fiber laminate with a Panda action. I loved the stock but didn't care for the Panda action. I sold the rifle and would consider another Larson stock if I could find one for a Bat action.

Rob

 

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