sumit.technocrat wrote:I believe wood have got its own charm of shining looks.
But Synthetic have better practicality. They are lighter and have better life.
Wood has got its own charm!!!
Yes! Nobody can deny that...
Synthetics came to be used as material for gun stocks for the following reasons:
1. Wood is getting scarcer & expensive
2. Making wood stocks takes time & is labor intensive
3. Rejected wood stocks have to be scrapped - can't be re-used
4. Wood stocks can chip, crack or break
5. Wood stock needs regular maintenance
1. Synthetic stock - raw material available 24 x 7
2. Once the mould is made - production is much faster
3. Hence very economical
4. Rejected stocks can be crushed & remolded
5. Synthetics will not chip, crack or easily break
6. Does not need maintenance (waxing, oiling, polishing etc... regularly)
7. Costs less than a wood stock
> Checkering on wood stock takes skill & time to accomplish it....each stock has to be engraved separately...
> In synthetic stock this can be etched or engraved in the mould once only -
> If you are focused on shooting & the skills good - then wood or synthetic doesn't really matter...
> But to the manufacturer who wants to give the shooter a good & value for money gun which he can afford at a reasonable price - then he has no option but to go for synthetics to make the stock.....
Briha