Synthetic vs. wood stock

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I will be buying a new coyote rifle here in the next few weeks and was wondering what the main advantages or disadvantages of a synthetic stock would be? Seems to me like the synthetic wouldnt sctatch or dent as easy but I really dont know. Thanks!
 
Most of the synthetic ones that come with Remington/others are too flimsy and the cheek welds are too low. Never could figure why they sell rifles without sights that require you to lift your cheek off the stock to shoot.
 
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Most of the synthetic ones that come with Remington/others are too flimsy and the cheek welds are too low. Never could figure why they sell rifles without sights that require you to lift your cheek off the stock to shoot.



The synthetic stocks on the high end Remingtons are H-S top of the line stocks - but these rifles, like the 700 VSF are ~$900 to ~$1,000.

The stocks on the 700 SPS and other low end rifles, just plain suck.

Wood stocks can be fine. There was once the idea that synthetic stocks were more accurate than wood, but that has been proven to be BS.

Get what you like.


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Good synthetic stocks such as the HS precision are good stocks. Most of the injection molded plastic stocks will deliver adequate hunting rifle accuracy, but can be very flexible simply because of the nature of the material and they don't work well with glasbedding materials simply because they are made out of a product that is a natural release agent and the epoxy bedding materials has a hard time sticking to them.

If you look at the synthetics that most bench rest shooters are using your going to see a much different product than is being put on most low cost rifles today and the price for these excellent stocks show it.

For the money Laminate stocks from most manufactures and aftermarket suppliers like Boyds are probably some of the most accurate stocks on the market and compare to good high dollar fiberglass stocks. I still prefer wood and blue steel for my rifles and with proper bedding they perform to very acceptable levels. The best I can say is stay away from the bottom line injection molded stocks (they have big oval or square holes under the barrel channel).

My 2 cents.
 



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Wood stocks can be fine. There was once the idea that synthetic stocks were more accurate than wood, but that has been proven to be BS.

Get what you like.


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I thought it was just a fact of shifting POI with wood and weather changes correct me if I'm wrong.
 
I have moved toward Stainless and synthetic for my rifle choices. I do not have any fancy aftermarket stocks except one Hogue that is not even on a rifle right now. The synthetic stocks can be bedded to eliminate a lot of the flimsyness of them but will not compare to one like the McMillan. Of course the McMillans cost as much as another rifle. If you are buying low end you will get a low end stock, if you invest a bit more up front you will get a better stock. It is much easier to spray paint a synthetic stock for me than a nice piece of wood. Wood when properly bedded and cared for should not have any of the warpage issues of old, laminate has virtually eliminated that too.

Look at some of the rifles with higher end stocks from the get-go, and you will see little reason to change from there.

What are you looking at?
 
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Thanks for the replies guys. Im looking at either a CZ 527 Varminter or the savage predator in 204.



Either would be a good choice, I find myself leaning back to the beauty of wood. Head on down and see Jimmy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif He may even have the savage in stock.
 
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