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laminate stocks & forends [message #38396] Fri, 15 May 2015 00:38 Go to next message
56 kodiak shooter is currently offline  56 kodiak shooter
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what are the good & bad points of a laminate stock & forend
Re: laminate stocks & forends [message #38398 is a reply to message #38396] Fri, 15 May 2015 08:57 Go to previous message
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Good - more stable than real wood (more important in a bolt action that needs a floating barrel than in an Encore where the forend is not attached to the receiver).

Bad - I personally think they are ugly. Some people like them but I appreciate the beauty of real wood grain more than plywood.
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