Wood Stock on Firearms

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Found this new Monte in 20ga at my local shop. Think I?ve decided on getting one. Just at first glance, this one?s stock jumped out to me and seemed to have character. Is there a certain look or pattern that people and collectors covet more? Would you say this stock is a cut above a normal stock Benelli wood stock?






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That is very nice wood. I have made several 100 stocks and really nice figured wood is getting hard to find, especially walnut. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Only downside is no matter how hard you try to keep it pristine and no scratches...it will happen. The up side is you can refinish it to look like new.
 
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Colorado Cowboy said:
That is very nice wood. I have made several 100 stocks and really nice figured wood is getting hard to find, especially walnut. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Only downside is no matter how hard you try to keep it pristine and no scratches...it will happen. The up side is you can refinish it to look like new.
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Just the guy I was hoping would reply to my post. Thanks CC, I appreciate the response. So you'd say that is better than average wood on a Benelli stock?
 
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CC: "Only downside is no matter how hard you try to keep it pristine and no scratches...it will happen."

Amen, and it builds character. I love to carry plastic pistols and plastic rifles, but I love to shoot steel guns with wood grips/stocks/forends to hang onto. The fancier the wood, the better. Yep, and sometimes I carry a little more weight around in the woods, just like our dads, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers did. They just didn't whine about it.
 
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My Dad used to own a gunshop in California when I was young. I wanted a Winchester M-12. We went to the distributor and they let me look over everything they had in the warehouse. I'll bet I looked at 50 of them. I was looking for a better piece of wood. I found 2 and bought one. It was about like the pictures of the Benelli. Much better than average for a field grade gun.....like I said, If you want a Benelli, you better buy this one.
 
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Scratches on a fine wood stock are a lot like the first parking lot dent on a car. You don't want them to ever happen but they do.

I have a Ruger Red Label 20ga with a beautiful figured wood stock that has one deep scratch on it. But for the life of me I can't figure out or remember how it got there.
 
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JimP said:
Scratches on a fine wood stock are a lot like the first parking lot dent on a car. You don't want them to ever happen but they do.
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With my luck my scratch and dents would come from having it fall after leaning it up against a truck or fence lol
 
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I strongly believe we should completely derail this thread, since clearly we are all in favor of said purchase by NDguy.

Now, how about some photos of wood stocks on rifles, wood grips on handguns, wood bows, wood slingshots, etc? The more scratch and dents the better.

I will start off with the scope mounting project from yesterday. It is a Montana Rifle Company American Legends Rifle in 7 RM. AA Grade American Black Walnut. No dents yet, but it is early in the day still...










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I will start off with the scope mounting project from yesterday. It is a Montana Rifle Company American Legends Rifle in 7 RM. AA Grade American Black Walnut. No dents yet, but it is early in the day still...
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She's a beaut Clark!

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I built the thumbhole stock on the .220, completely refinished the Wby stock. The maple stock on the Springfield I built about 60 years ago, lots of character (dents & scratches). The rifle is a sporterized military 1903 Springfield built in 1927, still shoots sub moa.groups. I taken moose, bear, elk, deer & antelope with it.
 
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Hey CC! Those are wonderful images of rifles that you did a great job of building/refurbishing. Thanks for posting. I'm trying to find a photo of my friend's 219 Zipper that his dad built years ago. It's beautiful, and still shoots well. I think the stock is made from Hawaiian Monkey Wood. I know I hand load rounds for it, and it loves them.
 
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