For the love of wood

[Don Fischer]

I also love a fine piece of wood. It makes my heart hurt to hunt with a rifle with a beautiful stock. That’s why I pulled the Super Grade stock off my .325 a put it in a laminated stock.
Have a Kimber 84L that has a beautiful stock on it also. Trying to find a synthetic stock to drop it in, but no luck so far.

So you pull the rifle out of the wood stock to keep it safe and put it in a comp stock for use. What do you to show it to someone? have them wait while you change stocks so it looks good? I have two rifle's that came with comp stocks. One was a gift from a girl friend, I dumped her and found a wood stock. The other was a Mossberg Patriot and the store was going to quit carrying them so wouldn't order me one with a wood stock. I bought it and walked in the house, got on the phone and called Mossberg for a wood stock before I even got it out of the box. I also don't believe comp stocks shoot better either, not if your wood stock is well bedded and all the wood properly sealed.

 

[Don Fischer]

View attachment 155929I love wood stocks. It was a tough transition for me to go synthetic in my rifles. The shotty is still walnut though.

Beautiful shotgun!

 

[Happy Myles]

Thank you. I mostly use a 300 Win Mag on elk.

 

[JLS]

cool piece, interesting combination of a pistol grip, very American, with a cheek piece very Germanic, with a splinter forend and double triggers, very British. along with some nice walnut!

Thank you. It's a JP Sauer and Sohn. Great gun, one of the best purchases I've made.

 

[Western Traveler1]

I am the same way. My 700 classic has a few scars but they also are reminders of the places we have been. At a time in my life with 2 young kids and a new requiring me to be out of town alot those memories are certainly cherished. My father has a 700 BDL that was bought new in 1980 and topped with a gloss vari x III. It will be passed to me or my brother one day and then further down the line.

I have the same 700 BDL setup but circa 1976ish and in left handed. Ordered new...

 

[Durango Mike]

Love wood, just can't be beat for warm and fuzzy feelings. The pair is a Chas Lancaster from 1930's the OU is one that has had 5-600,000 rounds thru it in competition stocked by Bret Umberger, the rifles are two Ballards in 40-65 and 45-70, the bolt gun is a 458 Lott made by Sterling Davenport in the 80's. Let's see some more nice wood!

 

[Ben Lamb]

Outstanding, @Durango Mike!

 

[pre6422hornet]

Yes Yes Yes. I love me some pretty walnut. Here is the best I have. 1949 Model 70 in .270. Stock by me.

 

[elkhnter]

So you pull the rifle out of the wood stock to keep it safe and put it in a comp stock for use. What do you to show it to someone? have them wait while you change stocks so it looks good? I have two rifle's that came with comp stocks. One was a gift from a girl friend, I dumped her and found a wood stock. The other was a Mossberg Patriot and the store was going to quit carrying them so wouldn't order me one with a wood stock. I bought it and walked in the house, got on the phone and called Mossberg for a wood stock before I even got it out of the box. I also don't believe comp stocks shoot better either, not if your wood stock is well bedded and all the wood properly sealed.

Don
The laminated stock I dropped it in is not too bad looking. I posted this picture on another thread here.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Not sure of the vintage of this JP Sauer & Sohn drilling, but that buttstock is lovely. Way too much cast off for me, but with a little work, it would be a great driven game gun (small game & boar out of a blind). 12x12x9.3x74R

 

[Durango Mike]

Yes Yes Yes. I love me some pretty walnut. Here is the best I have. 1949 Model 70 in .270. Stock by me.

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really classic and pretty

 

[Durango Mike]

Not sure of the vintage of this JP Sauer & Sohn drilling, but that buttstock is lovely. Way too much cast off for me, but with a little work, it would be a great driven game gun (small game & boar out of a blind). 12x12x9.3x74R

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That's a beauty, The 3 barrel lock work is pretty amazing with all the hand fitting required.

 

[Lrhxr9]

Id love to add another model 70 or a mark v to the arsenal. Both of which i think could be absolutely beautiful with some wood on them. Is there a weatherby that has better wood than the others?

 

[Durango Mike]

Don
The laminated stock I dropped it in is not too bad looking. I posted this picture on another thread here.View attachment 156018

 

[Durango Mike]

Actually that is one of the best looking laminated stocks i have seen. Has that nice warm color and I am sure it is super stable.

 

[Durango Mike]

I was rooting around and found some pre 64 model 70 factory stocks that I pulled off to make some custom project, one looks like a featherweight and one a standard. I am happy to send them to anyone who needs a replacement, not anything special and would be a good diy project to recut checkering and refinish. Free Just the cost of shipping, message me if interested and i will send pictures. I also have some pre 64 barrels.

 

[bobbydean]

Class!

 

[BrentD]

Chicks dig scars, pain fades, glory lasts forever and a beat up wood stock has more stories than Hemingway at the bar.

Could not have said it better.
A 150 yrs and still gettin' it done.

 

[Durango Mike]

what caliber? Nice moose!!

 

[JLS]

I was rooting around and found some pre 64 model 70 factory stocks that I pulled off to make some custom project, one looks like a featherweight and one a standard. I am happy to send them to anyone who needs a replacement, not anything special and would be a good diy project to recut checkering and refinish. Free Just the cost of shipping, message me if interested and i will send pictures. I also have some pre 64 barrels.

Cool offer. Here is a stock I redid a few years ago

Pre 64 Facelift

My Pre 64 Model 70 suffered in the elements this year. The factory shellac finish really took a beating the rain and was peeling like a bad sunburn. I did some research and found a Model 70 restoration stock oil. The original finish came off very easily with Citristrip. I lifted the grain...

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