what do you prefer?

[jamie g 17]

synthetic easy to keep clean, dont mark and take knocks like wood. and best of all dont expand and contract like wood so less chance of poi change

[cyclonebri1 8]

Forget the stock, but don't forget,(if thats logical), that wood, be it solid or laminated can be refinished many many times. That is very difficult with synthetics or ballistic nylons or whatever.

 

The action/barrel however is a different matter. A blued barrel will rust as soon as you scratch it. The all weather stainless ones however, that are usually "brushed stainless", which in effect means they are not polished but have scratches built into the finish, do not corrode noticeably and wear best.

 

So, IMHO the best finish is laminated stock with brushed stainless gun, but seeing as I am a complete tackle tart I like gunmetal grey finished stainless the best.

[jordang 0]

I would have said laminates until I got hold of my newly aquired sako75 in stainless synthetic

[cyclonebri1 8]

I haveto add thatthae nylon stock on my 1st ruger 77/22 gat wet and was attaked bysome sort of mould/fungus. Never got it out of the stock

[Deker 3,478]

I have roughly half and half..more wood if you count the shotguns.

 

I prefer the look of the wood on the whole although most of my synthetics look ok.

 

So I prefer wood but the synthetic probably wins on practicality...close call though...but a scratch on a wood stock is easier to repair than one on a synthetic stock as I have found to my cost!!

[danebrewer10 6]

synthetic easy to keep clean, dont mark and take knocks like wood. and best of all dont expand and contract like wood so less chance of poi change

 

 

I think that any noticeable POI change would come from a fully bedded barrel and stock in wood, as most if not all are free floated nowadays I wouldn't have though that would be such an issue, perhaps there would be a tiny variation where the action is bedded, changing the pressure it is held into the stock with, but hardly enough to make a difference in a sporting context, but a valid point nevertheless.... I think the main thing about a synthetic stock is how easy it is to care for and it doesn't matter it it gets dirty, you can just wipe it off with a damp cloth....