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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 115751" data-source="post: 1995729"><p>I own a Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe that has a gorgeous wood stock and the famous Winchester Model 70 in Supergrade Maple both chambered in 270 Win. I also own some Mossberg Patriot Revere rifles and a Winchester Model 70 all with a French Walnut stock and a Howa Hunter in 308 win in walnut also. I like wood stocks too but I am beginning to warm up to fiberglass composites also. They are incredibly stiff and strong and I don't have to worry about the elements affecting them. Some of composite stocks from Greyboe and HS Precision are beautiful. I admit to being especially fond of the black with green webbing HS Precision Stocks found on the Remington 700 5R that have the stainless barrel and action. The shiny stainless steel works really well against that green and black stock especially since I have always associated the color green with Remington. I am just saying they look good and am not saying anything about the quality of the barrel and action of those Remington 700's. I own two Remington 700 Long Range Stainless, one in 7mm Rem Mag and one in 300 Win Mag. I purchased them in January 2020 before Remington went belly up a second time. I found a place online that has the Remington 5R Stainless in 300 Win Mag in stock but I am really hesitant to spend another $1000k on a Remington rifle. I have heard they have quality control issues. If you get a good one then you lucked out but if you get a bad one there may be a problem with the new owners (Roundhill Capital) honoring their lifetime warranty. My favorite Remington knock off right now is Bergara. Their B14 Wilderness Terrain is a beautiful piece of engineering. The stocks are stiff as hell and have an aluminum chasis that runs down the length of it. They are strong and shoot like a tack driver. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line is I love the look and feel of a good wood stock on a premium rifle but I decided to go with the high quality fiberglass resin composites because of the durability and low maintenance concerns. I have some old Howa 1500 action GameKing rifles and recently decided to replace the Hogue pillar bedded stocks with a Hogue overmolded full aluminum bedding block ones. They are not as attractive as the Greyboe or HS Precision stocks but they are incredibly stiff and come it at about half the price of the other two. I am doing this for a Howa 1500 in 308 win, 243 win, 7mm Rem Mag and another in 308 win with a varmint barrel. Yes buying all four stocks costs me as much a brand new rifle with a premium synthetic stock but it's a one time expense. After it is all said and done I have four Howa rifles with a very stiff and very good gripping stock ready for use in the field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 115751, post: 1995729"] I own a Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe that has a gorgeous wood stock and the famous Winchester Model 70 in Supergrade Maple both chambered in 270 Win. I also own some Mossberg Patriot Revere rifles and a Winchester Model 70 all with a French Walnut stock and a Howa Hunter in 308 win in walnut also. I like wood stocks too but I am beginning to warm up to fiberglass composites also. They are incredibly stiff and strong and I don't have to worry about the elements affecting them. Some of composite stocks from Greyboe and HS Precision are beautiful. I admit to being especially fond of the black with green webbing HS Precision Stocks found on the Remington 700 5R that have the stainless barrel and action. The shiny stainless steel works really well against that green and black stock especially since I have always associated the color green with Remington. I am just saying they look good and am not saying anything about the quality of the barrel and action of those Remington 700's. I own two Remington 700 Long Range Stainless, one in 7mm Rem Mag and one in 300 Win Mag. I purchased them in January 2020 before Remington went belly up a second time. I found a place online that has the Remington 5R Stainless in 300 Win Mag in stock but I am really hesitant to spend another $1000k on a Remington rifle. I have heard they have quality control issues. If you get a good one then you lucked out but if you get a bad one there may be a problem with the new owners (Roundhill Capital) honoring their lifetime warranty. My favorite Remington knock off right now is Bergara. Their B14 Wilderness Terrain is a beautiful piece of engineering. The stocks are stiff as hell and have an aluminum chasis that runs down the length of it. They are strong and shoot like a tack driver. Bottom line is I love the look and feel of a good wood stock on a premium rifle but I decided to go with the high quality fiberglass resin composites because of the durability and low maintenance concerns. I have some old Howa 1500 action GameKing rifles and recently decided to replace the Hogue pillar bedded stocks with a Hogue overmolded full aluminum bedding block ones. They are not as attractive as the Greyboe or HS Precision stocks but they are incredibly stiff and come it at about half the price of the other two. I am doing this for a Howa 1500 in 308 win, 243 win, 7mm Rem Mag and another in 308 win with a varmint barrel. Yes buying all four stocks costs me as much a brand new rifle with a premium synthetic stock but it's a one time expense. After it is all said and done I have four Howa rifles with a very stiff and very good gripping stock ready for use in the field. [/QUOTE]
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