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M1A GI wood vs GI fiberglass stocks

Started by Garand, August 11, 2011, 04:19:53 PM

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Garand

August 11, 2011, 04:19:53 PM
Are there any advantages that a wood stock has over a fiberglass stock?

Xeyed

#1
August 11, 2011, 05:14:24 PM
Depends  if you live in termite country.  :)

Wood is more tradtional. I have a 44 springfield with a wood stock that tells a story of hard use that never be replaced.

Fiberglass is more weather tolerant and easy to paint if you want.

Just depends on your choice.
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Old Dog

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August 11, 2011, 07:26:54 PM
Wood is prettier if you take the time to make it that way.

Other than that....I can't think of another one.

My M1A had wood on it for close to 30 years, then I put a GI surplus synthetic stock on it, camoflaged it and never looked back.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

—Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

hawkeye

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August 11, 2011, 09:51:35 PM
Wood was once alive ,it gives your rifle a soul. Wood soaks up the sweat of all that have used your stock before you and those that shoot it after you. A wood stock will tell a story that a plastic stock just can't with its dings rebuild marks and stains. Seal up that stock with gunny s paste to keep the weather from affecting the stock. You just can't beat a wood stock for looks. IMHO

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Wade

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August 11, 2011, 11:56:21 PM
My m1a is in a syn stock  it is stickly a work horse I have a mc Millain m3a stock it will live in someday
(after I buy a good scope and mount for it and can afford to have a good m-14 smith bed it in ) My m-1 Garand on the other hand has been around awhile and it shows on the wood stock it has soul to it ,,friend has asked why I don't just get a new stock for it  "it would look really nice with a new stock" me I like the way it looks now  it does not need a  new wood stock ,,the old one is a part of its history I wonder what it would say about where its been if it could talk,,,,,,,
o yea btw with that old ugly wood stock it will shoot 1.7 moa with good surplus ammo as long as the nut behind the butt does there part :)

Wade
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