Which stock?

[jon lynn]

I want either a Bell & Carlson Carbelite synthetic, or a Boyds JRS for my Savage 10 (.308) I hear mixed stories over synthetics, especally in winter. I already have had 3 JRS's and think they are great stocks.

SOOOoooooo...do I stick with a winner, or venture to B&C?


Thanks, Jon

[George Foster]

I have a Boyds on a Savage Mod10 and loved it. I personally don't like synthethic stocks so my vote would go to Boyds.

[Catfish]

Synthetic stocks are butt ugly! but the weather does not effect them and no matter how much you bang them and scratch them they will never look any worse than when they were new.

[Jack]

Some synthetics are better than others, too.
Some of the inexpensive ones are pretty soft and flexible- too much so.
The better synthetics are extremely tough, extremely stable, and extremely ugly

[jon lynn]

The reason for the synthetic would be this wet German weather. I have had more than my fair share of warped stocks, and a synthetic would solve that, and yes the non-woods are butt ugly.

I never had a JRS warp, but I go out of my way to pamper them, and I am tired of it.........well maybe just lazy

[jplonghunter]

Originally posted by jon lynn
The reason for the synthetic would be this wet German weather. I have had more than my fair share of warped stocks, and a synthetic would solve that, and yes the non-woods are butt ugly.

I never had a JRS warp, but I go out of my way to pamper them, and I am tired of it.........well maybe just lazy

Jon
I have a 98k chanbered 6.5 x 06 stocked with a McMillan woodgrain synthetic. Looks good and stands up to all weather conditions. However they are pricey. Might be solution to your indecision.Good luck.

[PJgunner]

All my serious hunting rifles have synthetic stocks.
Paul B.

[royinidaho]

Jon lynn,

Kirby Allen of APS made me a 270 Allen Mag and said that he found a Bell & Carlson Carbelite stock at a good price and 'thought' it would be stiff enough for the long heavy 30" barrel.

The rifel shot great with the stock. However, it was a bit light on the front end and I felt that it flexed too much for some field situations. It bent pretty easily when preloading the bipod.

Hoever, I am sure that for a sporter weight barrel the Bell & Carlson Carbelite would be just fine.

Nevertheless I reconfigured the original stock to make it more long range worthy from the prone position and bipod.

Here's how it ended up. (There's a Bell & Carlson Carbelite stock in there somewhere )

[jon lynn]

Roy.....thanks for the in-put, and that is a cool stock pictured