Every boyds gunstock is constructed of top grade laminated hardwood that s dried to exacting specifications to ensure rigidity and stability.
What is a laminated stock on a gun.
Our laminated gunstocks are composed of 1 16 birch veneers which have been completely saturated with colored dye then hydraulically pressed and bonded together using a superior resin adhesive.
Laminated stocks provide many shooters with the best intersection of value and performance as good examples can be had for as little as 100 dollars a fraction of the cost of a composite synthetic stock.
Laminated stocks for rifles are not there for thier looks.
And that s what gives boyds gunstocks those deep bright and rich colors.
A laminate is just flat out better at being a gunstock than the traditional one piece chunk of wood.
Some older gun buffs refer to the wooden stock and or grips on a firearm as the furniture of the firearm.
Normal rifle gunstocks are carved out of a solid piece of wood unlaminated.
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.
It feels like wood because it is wood.
A growing option is the laminated wood stock consisting of many thin layers of wood bonded together at high pressures with epoxy resulting in a dense stable composite.
One of the best current alternatives is laminated hardwood stocks.
They are there for thier strength and integrety.
Then sealed with chemical resistant finishes for long lasting durability in all weather conditions.
Not only is it much stronger and stable it has a tactile warmth about it that no synthetic can match.
Sure they are handles and position the eye but that is about the end of the similarities of stocks on rifles and shotguns.
Me i like them as much as ever.
Regardless of the material actually employed the general term furniture is often applied to gunstocks by curators researchers and other firearm experts.
The color doesn t sit on the surface it goes clear through front to back each wood laminate layer.
This process results in a stock that is.
An increasingly popular alternative to synthetic gunstocks.
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