Laminated Stocks

[cws0008]

I'm considering purchasing another rifle and wanted to know the merits and/or drawbacks of a laminated stock. Appreciate & value your opinions. thanks,

 

[Black Frog]

more stable and less prone to weather/humidity effects

heavier

 

[Snake45]

more stable and less prone to weather/humidity effects

heavier

True. Also, possibly less expensive than a single piece of walnut, though probably more expensive than plastic.

Cosmetically, I've seen very, very few laminated stocks that were as nice looking as even a plain grade of walnut, but this is a subjective matter. Some people really like the "party" colors available in a laminate.

 

[fyimo]

Like was said above they are more resistent to weather changes and they are storger then regular walnut stocks. I think some of them are pretty especially the more traditional brown and tan ones. They do make them in a lot of different color combinations. I think they really look good with stainless steel barreled actions.

 

[QB]

A couple of poor pictures of my laminate stocks...........

M77 MKII .223 Compact

A couple of 10/22s (black lam and purple lam)

 

[rugerjunkie]

My thing with laminates vs. a synthetic is the extra weight to help reduce recoil in some of my harder kicking calibers. I have a 350 Rem. Mag. that kicked the snot out of me and I put a laminated stock on and it is 10x better now. It changed the whole balance of the gun for the better.

 

[mattsbox99]

The only laminated stocks I have are a Charger and a 77/22 .22LR. I like them, but I prefer the walnut, especially since Ruger seems to have above average Walnut anyway.

 

[cws0008]

Thanks for the input. Weight seems to be an distinct advantage over synthetic. Presumably they're more resilient and take a beating better than the traditional walnut stocks as well.