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<blockquote data-quote="Gone Ballistic" data-source="post: 1995825" data-attributes="member: 26477"><p>I hunted with wood stock rifles for many years, even building a few beauties, but, hunting in wet,cold weather can cause problems. Regardless of how well your rifle is bedded or barrel free-floated the wood can swell from high humidity and harm your accuracy. This doesn't happen with fiberglass or composite stocks. Personally, I would rather have a stainless steel rifle on a composite stock, mitigating problems with accuracy caused by the swelling of wood stocks and rusting. Although they look beautiful to the eye, functionally to place the kill shot where I am aiming is of far more importance to me. Additionally, composite stocks can be made much lighter than wood, making them much easier to carry. They aren't susceptible to cracking and being damaged from a drop or a wreck with a horse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gone Ballistic, post: 1995825, member: 26477"] I hunted with wood stock rifles for many years, even building a few beauties, but, hunting in wet,cold weather can cause problems. Regardless of how well your rifle is bedded or barrel free-floated the wood can swell from high humidity and harm your accuracy. This doesn't happen with fiberglass or composite stocks. Personally, I would rather have a stainless steel rifle on a composite stock, mitigating problems with accuracy caused by the swelling of wood stocks and rusting. Although they look beautiful to the eye, functionally to place the kill shot where I am aiming is of far more importance to me. Additionally, composite stocks can be made much lighter than wood, making them much easier to carry. They aren't susceptible to cracking and being damaged from a drop or a wreck with a horse. [/QUOTE]
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