Formed under high pressure and heat they are far stronger than generic plastic stocks do not degrade with exposure to uv and humidity do not absorb moisture do not out gas are more rigid and promote accuracy as a direct result of that rigidity.
What is a laminate stock.
It s a shooter not a collector piece serial numbers don t match.
When you look at the science inherent in the production of wood gunstock blanks you realize that a boyds gunstock is more than just a piece of laminated wood that s been carved into the shape of a gunstock.
Their stability in all conditions of heat cold and humidity ensures constant accuracy once the rifle has been properly zeroed to your chosen load.
With adhesive impregnating the tiny spaces between the wood fibers it bonds permanently giving the wood fibers 50 more rigidity more strength and much more durability than solid wood.
They don t warp either.
One of the best current alternatives is laminated hardwood stocks.
As touched upon earlier laminated stocks are not only highly distinctive and colorful but are far stronger and more stable than one piece stocks.
Synthetic stocks which are plastics of various types do not draw in moisture expand or shrink.
Insist on a stocky s laminate.
Includes a premium pachmayr decelerator recoil pad the best recoil absorbing pad on the market today and 3 sling swivel studs.
It s truly a marvel of science and technology.
The stock will not split along a seam.
Now available with or without laser checkering.
This process results in a stock that is.
This stock is a synthesis of all the fast handling and easy to carry design elements found in the most elegant examples of the classic style.
Laminate rifle stocks are more elegant.
I ve cleaned the stock down to the original wood and want finish it in an original issue style.
You can for example take a wood chisel orient it parallel with the layering of the veneers and whack it all you want with a hammer.
I was planning to use raw linseed oil rlo and have a kit from garand gear.