Polymer or Timber stock

[bladeracer]

I had a look at your FB page, but it looks like they're completely custom hand-made only?
Doesn't that make them somewhat non-viable in the market for the average hunting rifle?
What would it cost to put a Ruger American into one of these?

Trekin can reproduce your factory stock (or other) in bamboo at a very good price, mate.

Definitel another ootion for OP.

He has not yet responded to my PM, but it sounds like a good option.

[MontyShooter]

Lithgow have one of the best polymer stocks.
Sako finnlight 2 is awesome. But that's a whole other league in $$

[Justin9mm]

Monty, I hate the look and feel of the Tikka Tupperware stock but it works great, a can of FDE paint made it look less like a murder weapon.
Justin, you can get some stock stabilising goop from Nathan Foster to strengthen that rubber Hogue stock, after that they are pretty good to go hunting with. If you want to spend more money the GRS stocks are excellent if a little slippery, you will need to bed your action. For target only you could get a Manners Tracker.

Thanks for the advice. I'm after a different look rather than stabilizing the current stock. The GRS stocks look alright but I think you can get better for a bit more money but I also don't want to spend the earth, I'd like to find something between $600-$800.

Also what Mag conversion kit would work with most stocks, I don't want one with a plastic floor plate/trigger guard though.

[Baronvonrort]

Alloy is the best material for stocks everything else is old fashioned

[SCJ429]

Atlasworxs makes bottom metal for Howa which is compatible with AI magazines. I am not sure what stocks are better than the GRS without being a fair bit dearer. You can find a GRS on special now and again for $500. If you have champagne taste and like chassis a local guy makes some great looking stocks with second to none machining. G&C Precision Development.

[SCJ429]

When you have your flash metal chassis and someone beats you in competition with an old fashion walnut stock you are really going to question your ability or your view of alloy stocks.

[bladeracer]

When you have your flash metal chassis and someone beats you in competition with an old fashion walnut stock you are really going to question your ability or your view of alloy stocks.

Although my own experience does indicate aluminium chassis do increase precision, the bigger benefit for me is that they make that precision easier to achieve.

[SCJ429]

But you would have to agree at a bench rest shoots at any distance all the competitors are using wood or composite stocks and not chassis. Precision belongs to stocks that track consistently.

[bladeracer]

But you would have to agree at a bench rest shoots at any distance all the competitors are using wood or composite stocks and not chassis. Precision belongs to stocks that track consistently.

I actually couldn't agree as I know little about bench rest. I'm surprised there's any wood around. Aren't they a huge block of steel mounted atop a concrete bench?

[SCJ429]

Even F class stocks are mainly wood, laminate mostly. Not much in group or score shooting stocks is metal. Positional shooters are more likely to use an alloy stocks, for ergonomic reasons. Turn up to a 3P comp with a MDT chassis and some guy with his walnut 1813 will probably show you how it is done.

[trekin]

I had a look at your FB page, but it looks like they're completely custom hand-made only?
Doesn't that make them somewhat non-viable in the market for the average hunting rifle?
What would it cost to put a Ruger American into one of these?

Trekin can reproduce your factory stock (or other) in bamboo at a very good price, mate.

Definitel another ootion for OP.

He has not yet responded to my PM, but it sounds like a good option.

PM inbound.

[trekin]

Great looking stocks, do Tactikool stocks come inletted for a drop in fit?

They are inletted, and you can drop your barreled action in, but there are no garantees of a good, solid, accuracy improving fit, which is why I always recommend bedding, both action and pillar. I would recommend this for any after market stock though.

[bladeracer]

Even F class stocks are mainly wood, laminate mostly. Not much in group or score shooting stocks is metal. Positional shooters are more likely to use an alloy stocks, for ergonomic reasons. Turn up to a 3P comp with a MDT chassis and some guy with his walnut 1813 will probably show you how it is done.

I don't take much interest in competition shooting, but I have seen aluminium and glass fibre chassis in F-Class. And I can't recall seeing anything other than aluminium chassis in Precision Rifle. I haven't seen enough 3P, other than milsurps, to recall what sort of rifles they use.

1813 walnut would be smoothbore?

[matto9018]

All my rifles are timber, much prefer it. Only plastic I have is .177 Slug Gun. Timber always been my fav. I always keep an good eye out on good timber one, not plain looking timber. My fav is Tikka in stainless. I'll throw photo up later on.

[sungazer]

F class has a good mix of all of them other than a full on chassis although there are some that certainly look like it eg eliso tube. However the butt stock is really light. Most people try and put as much weight into the barrel as possible while still maintaining a balanced rifle.

[SCJ429]

F class shooters are usually quite progressive and you see quite a lot of composite stocks, but chassis seem to be the domain of PRS. I never liked the Eliso or other chassis where the rail or mounts are mounted to the stock and not the action. Wood stocks are still used on the most accurate rifles around even if it is considered old fashioned.