[frez]

I do, I don't have anything against ppl who own them, I just won't own one myself. I just want my gun to be inorganic. That means metal and/or polymer. Wood is organic. And I don't like the brown look. Thoughts?

[AJD]

Steel and wood is a match made in heaven. Black rubber looks good with stainless, nickel or chrome. On blued guns rubber grips is about as fugly as you can get.

[Walkalong]

I LOVE WOOD:neener:

[RH822]

No wood on you guns?? Is that to say that you would rip the walnut grips off a classic Colt Python and replace them with some cheesy rubber grips?:barf:
Rubber has it's place, but wood is my preference.

RH

[Jorg]

Thoughts?

Um, what kind of thoughts did you want? Are you insecure in your opinion and want to be validated by others who feel the same or did you just want to start a fight with those who like wood?

So, you don't like wood on guns. Great. Get ones without wood.

[CSA 357]

Rubber is for tires, wood is all ill put on my smiths! :D csa

[B.D. Turner]

There is nothing like a deep blue finish with a fine set of wood grips.

[Declaration Day]

It really depends on the firearm. I love the look of nice wood grips on a 1911.

M1a and M1 Garand rifles don't look right without a wood stock.

[tbtrout]

I love tight grained wood on long guns especially.

The wood target stocks on my 686 make the revolver look sharp, and a nice set of grainy walnuts on a 1911:D Heavenly

[average_shooter]

What about high grade ebony grips? Really good ebony almost looks inorganic since you can't see the grain, but it still provides the "classy-ness" of wood.

[DogBonz]

on a nice blued gun, I love wood. On stainless, give me a synthetic stock.

[hkenvy91]

a nice smith revolver with exotic stocks is a beautiful thing my brother

i believe wood gives a gun its character

[CajunBass]

Personally, I prefer Ivory. :cool:

I don't have any, but I prefer it. :D

[Oldnamvet]

Polymer is also organic. It is made mainly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. If you want inorganic, stock your guns with aluminum:D or titanium.

[jad0110]

I can go either way on stainless or nickel.

Steel and wood is a match made in heaven. Black rubber looks good with stainless, nickel or chrome. On blued guns rubber grips is about as fugly as you can get.

Amen! Now, I can understand someone who is sensitive to recoil prefering the rubbers. But otherwise, dang! Putting rubber on a blued revolver is sacrilege ;) .

I also admit that some guns just wouldn't look right with wood. If if you could do it, would wood look right on a Glock? There's an image for ya.

I keep coming back to the following picture on the Ahrends Grips website. A picture is worth a thousand words.

How could you NOT love the way this looks (again, not mine, but I wish it was)? :D


http://ahrendsgripsusa.com/images/ecandy/ec%209.jpg

[Bullet Bob]

The question was, what do I think. Well, I think you're young, have watched too many movies, but are probably a good fellow at heart, and will grow out of it. Of course, I've been wrong many, many times before - that's one thing age and experience will teach you, if you pay attention.

[doc2rn]

I am partial to a good grip doesn't matter if it's wood or not.

[tuckerdog1]

Nice wood can make a gun a show piece, as well as a work piece.

Tuckerdog1

[cracked junior]

sand the brown down alittle. refinish with black stain. problem solved.

i am almost tempted to do this with my marlin 30/30. but i know i will hate it after i do it. so i dont. still looking for a cheaper alternative to the expensive synthetic stocks made for marlin lever guns. i want the ebr look.

[10-Ring]

Maybe you just haven't see the right set of wood grips...most of the new wood grips you see now-a-days stock on guns is just so poorly made that it would be easy not to like them. But, older grips or grips made by true artisans are not only nice to see but nice to use too! ;)

[cheygriz]

It depends on the gun. I have custon Rosewood grips on my Colt Anaconda, and fancy walnut on my SXS shotgun.

I have synthetic stocks on all my rifles, my defensive shotgun and rubber grips on my auto pistols and other revolvers.

[Geronimo45]

The troll returns!

I hate wood on guns. The termites get into it and eat your hand alive. I've had one burrow into the primer on my 8mm, and it blew the whole magwell to pieces.

Wood on rifles ruin the harmonics of the system - if you go to a place slightly more humid, the stock swells and your zero is ruined.

"Wood is organic. And I don't like the brown look."
I feel your pain, mate. Wood wouldn't be so bad if it weren't brown. That brown... horrible. I have nightmares after looking at wood, sometimes - and after what I've seen when serving alongside the SEALS, that's saying a lot.


Major Oliver W. Douglas, SAS

[sfhogman]

Every time I see Cary Chapman's website I'm tempted to go out and buy another single action just so I can order another set of his grips.

http://www.clccustomgrips.com/

Oh, yeah.

Jeff

[Atticus]

Would a woodchuck chuck wood if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
I've always wanted to know the answer to that question...now I do.

[MICHAEL T]

WOOD !!WOOD !! Nothing better than Wood and Blue None of that rubber crap on mine.

[mrcpu]

Wood looks like the gunmaker was too broke, or had too low of expectations of the person buying the gun. Here, I have this beautiful piece of machinery, that is a work of art, now let's slap some chunks of wood on it cause the putz that's buying it won't appreciate it anyway, and will probably drop it and scratch it...

Perhaps back when the only choices were wood or nothing, wood made sense, but we got fancy polymers, laser engravers, synthetic bone, all kinds of cool looking stuff.

With that said, I have wood grips on both my 1911's, and don't plan to change...

[Tifosi]

Wood belongs on your weapon and rubber on your gun.

[DWARREN123]

My revolvers are stainless with rubber grips, some rifles are stainless with snythetic stocks and some are blue steel and wood (especially mil-surps).

[Waywatcher]

I am also firmly in the camp of "Rubber on blued guns is ugly".

I really like my Ruger GP100 stock factory grips. Rosewood inserts on rubber grips on a stainless gun.

[daysleeprx]

Um, what kind of thoughts did you want? Are you insecure in your opinion and want to be validated by others who feel the same or did you just want to start a fight with those who like wood?

So, you don't like wood on guns. Great. Get ones without wood.

Pretty much sums it up right there.

[Logan5]

Mail me your Python stocks and I'll gladly send you a Hogue or Pachmayr, even trade. ;)

[Cuda]

To each his own.. I choose wood, to me it just looks richer..


C

[Majic]

I hate seeing rubber on guns. In fact I have a large bag full of rubber grips in my closet that I have taken off guns over the years.

[mattw]

Who hates seeing wood on guns?

Communists!

[Smoke]

Guns with out wood are guns without soul.

Nothing nicer than nice wood mated to a nice blued barrel.

Smoke

[deerslayer64d]

WOOD on all my long guns !!! one thing about the plastic stocks ( thay will never be more UGLY than the day you bought them )

[yomama]

Nothing more beautiful than a nicely blued pistol with a nice set of wood grips/stocks to go along.

[Frandy]

Brown wood is beautiful!

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Handguns/Dan_Wesson_Patriot_Jan_25_2007_800.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Handguns/Smith_1911_with_Speidel_elephant_and_Altamont_walnutgrips_800.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Handguns/92FS_Left_side_Dec_4_Beretta_Wood_with_Arno_croc_knife_640_no_serial.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Handguns/Sig_232_on_vest_1_640.jpg

[tnieto2004]

I wont even take the wood off my AK ..

[.41Dave]

Nothing but rubber and polymer on guns?! "Don't like the brown look"?! Barbarians are what you are! Bloody savages! :D

[vanilla_gorilla]

This must really chap your ass then:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/vanilla_gorilla911/guns001.jpg

[Jim Z.]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Pathfinder09/HPIM0950.jpg

:neener:

[armoredman]

I like both, depending on what I want. Custom wood grips can enhance a pistols looks, and how it shoots.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/armoredman/Hakanposter.jpg

Rubber can be very functional for retention in wet environments, and can be helpful in "slippery hand" moments.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/armoredman/PICT0076.jpg

And there is the composite rubber/polymere, a rare yet useful combo.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/armoredman/CT4.jpg

Personal taste, andwhat the firearm's intended use is. For instance, I would never put an aftermarket poly/rubber stock on my Enfield No4Mk1*...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/armoredman/Enfield3.jpg

...but an AR might look a little weird with wood furniture.:rolleyes:

[Baphomet]

Wood and steel: Almost as good as macaroni and cheese.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Baphomet/PistolsII004.jpg

[arminius]

Blued steel and wood are like chocolate and peanut butter.

[HiWayMan]

104 meaningless posts in 20 odd days. Good work.

[DirksterG30]

I have no problem with wood on a gun, unless its something like an AR; wood on the AR ruins it's "tacticoolness" :D . Some guns, such as 1911's, can be downright beautiful with the right grips.
I really like my Ruger GP100 stock factory grips. Rosewood inserts on rubber grips on a stainless gun.
That's one of the things that makes me want to get a GP100 (it also looks great in blued steel & wood).

[p35]

I once heard about a cop who had a bullet hit his wood grips in a shootout. Little slivers of wood were sprayed through his hand, and they almost had to amputate it due to the resulting infection. Can't recall where I read it now, of course.

Anyway, I like rubber grips on a combat gun.

[Gator]

Wood belongs on your weapon and rubber on your gun.

:D Didn't anyone else find this absolutely, freaking, hilarious?

[The Deer Hunter]

I just want my gun to be inorganic

Yea, metal comes from the ground. good luck with this plastic pistol you speak of:neener:

[WSM MAGNUM]

All the materials used on firearms is nice, but wood on firearms is a work of art.

[MCgunner]

I ain't high on wood, dents, dings, not that rugged. Some woods are quite pretty, though. I do like some organics, stag for instance, REAL ivory. I even like mother of pearl, though it's not rugged in use, either. Pearlite is the way to go there, and cheaper.

I like rubber for shooting, but replaced the rubber Pachmayr on my carry M66 Taurus with wood because it ain't as grabby on my shirt tail. I prefer the grip of the rubber, though, but sometimes stealth necessitates something a little slicker.

[J2]

Guess I'll go out and replace these pieces of crap with some of those gorgeous black rubber ones.


Target Model of 1950
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/Fivetings/DSC00053.jpg

Mod. 57
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/Fivetings/DSC00043.jpg

686
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/Fivetings/DSC00037.jpg

:D :D :D :D

[Geno]

I think all guns, should be black, have at the very least two pistol-grips (fore and aft), and possess not less than 30-round magazines. :neener: Couldn't resist that Zumbo-prod. :rolleyes:

In all seriousness now, I do like both wood and plastic. It depends on the model and its intended use. If I am getting STS, I want plastic; if blued steel, I want nice wood. That makes life simple. Though, I have seen some beauties that were hard-chromed and had wood. Those were also nice!

Wow!

Doc2005

[ReadyontheRight]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/woodwardmpd/ColtAR-15.jpg

Now THAT'S a Rifle!

:neener:

[armoredman]

I still say that looks odd. Nice wood, but odd...:neener:

[Surefire]

I like wood as inserts on semi-auto grips.

I don't want the whole grip to be wood though, as some mods to double action revolvers have. I prefer rubber for double action grips, such as the GP 100.

For me, I actually prefer white or black micarta for single action grip inserts--such as on my Bisleys.

So, depends on the gun for me. When I do use wood, I prefer it as in insert rather than the whole grip.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

I'm with the OP. I don't like wood on my guns. It makes them look old and too "elegant". I want my guns to look like tools. Mean tools for a mean job. I don't put my guns in display cases to gaze at. My guns are meant to be carried, and if necessary, kill. I'm just not a big fan of things that are ornate and old looking. I don't like wood floors, wood furniture, even wood paneling on cars :neener: I'm a big fan of utilitarian, functional, and above all, modern, looks. Wood ruins the modern feel to me.

[JohnBT]

Utilitarian & functional?

Do you find it amazing that all of those wood-stocked rifles survived WWI and WWII?

I don't. Wood works. It's the metal that rusts.

John

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

If they had polymer in WWII, wood would have been tossed ASAP. Notice how I said "and above all, modern" as well?

[carterbeauford]

Wood is organic.

So are you... unless... no! A cyborg.

Terrible thread, not even all the nice pictures can save it, I am dumber for having read it. What's next, who hates seeing brass casings? Guns have been made of wood since their creation.

[hksw]

As noted above, polymers (the types used for firearms furniture, excluding silicone and non-carbon backboned chains) can be organic.

Personally, I use to be the same way very early in my gun collecting years. Over time, though, you will gain the appreciation of finely grained and finshed lumber.

[Ringer]

Been biting my "tongue" on this thread, but c'mon.

I'm a big fan of utilitarian, functional,

and above all, modern, looks.

This makes absolutely no sense to me. To a big fan of utilitarian functionality, why would LOOKS be above all important? Or did I read that wrong and the reference was to being a big fan of looking utilitarian and functional not actualy being it?

Sorry, but I'm with carterbeauford on this. Buy what you like, no need to hate what someone else likes.

[MCgunner]

I have plastic on my hunting rifles, except for one classic Remington M722, for the rugged utility of 'em. But, wood has worked for 500 years. I'm a double barrel shotgun fan and a nice side by side would look absolutely STUPID with plastic stocks. A side by side demands at least a LITTLE engraving, nice cut checkering (preferably fine line hand cut checkering), a little ornate beauty for a classic hunting arm. I really love to lay eyes on finely grained walnut of a side by side. But, my Kel Tec is plastic. :D

I own both, just depends on the gun and what it's for. Most of my revolvers are NOT wood, though, I'll admit. I LOVE the Hogues and have 'em on my Smith M10. Pachmayr finger grooved "grippers" ain't bad either. My engraved Ruger Blackhawk 4 5/8" stainless .45 Colt wears Indian sanbar stag. Got pearlite on my 3" .38 Rossi M66 "pimp gun". :D Have a fancy finger groove set of zebra wood stocks on my 6.5" Blackhawk. They don't look cowboy, but the are wonderful in the hand.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=36061&d=1140748446

[Machete]

On certain guns I prefer wood on others synthetic. You can't tell me WII Mausers, Mosins, Garands, etc... don't look badass.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

This makes absolutely no sense to me. To a big fan of utilitarian functionality, why would LOOKS be above all important? Or did I read that wrong and the reference was to being a big fan of looking utilitarian and functional not actualy being it?

Sorry, but I'm with carterbeauford on this. Buy what you like, no need to hate what someone else likes.

Because as a rule, modern firearms from well-respected companies are about all on par with each other in terms of reliability and function. A NIB wood handled 1911 and a NIB Glock are both pretty much equal in terms of reliability and function. NO matter what the 1911 or Glock fanboys say, a 1 in 9,000,000 chance of a misfeed and a 1 in 8,000,000 chance of a misfeed is not a realistic barrier to determine which weapon is "unreliable". They both are about the same in reality.

So reliability and actual function is pretty much a null criterion. If it's new and from a well respected company, reliability and actual function is going to be about the same no matter what. So that being said, I prefer the look of something new and modern as opposed to old fashioned and/or ornate. To me wood=old fashioned. Polymer and black = new and modern.

[MCgunner]

A NIB wood handled 1911 and a NIB Glock are both pretty much equal in terms of reliability and function. NO matter what the 1911 or Glock fanboys say,

Highly optimistic with regards to the 1911 being reliable as a Glock, I'd say. :rolleyes: Sorta depends, I reckon. There's 1911s from $300 to $3000+ and they ain't all created equal. Oh, BTW, I'm a "fan" of neither.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

Neither am I. I don't really like 1911s and I think Glocks are ugly and boxy. But i don't question their reliability if they are new and from a reputable source.

I'll take a poly gun like the Walther P99 or USP over a wood handled "grandpa's gun" any day.

[ezypikns]

Wood looks like the gunmaker was too broke, or had too low of expectations of the person buying the gun. Here, I have this beautiful piece of machinery, that is a work of art, now let's slap some chunks of wood on it cause the putz that's buying it won't appreciate it anyway, and will probably drop it and scratch it...


It really DOES take all kinds doesn't it?

[yongxingfreesty]

love wood, love it on blue, stainless or two-tone.

[tnieto2004]

sorry "readyontheright" I can't relate to putting wood on that gun ..

[RCouch]

Just replaced the plastic on my BHP and S&W 908 with Hogue wood grips. They look great and 100% better than they did with plastic. Going to do my S&W M 13 next and try to find some wood for my Taurus 4410 (have'nt seen any on the market for it yet).

[Mat, not doormat]

Wood grips and old SW revolvers. MMMMMM.
My cowboy long guns would look kind of silly with overmolded rubber stocks, also. So nice wood belongs there as well.

for other things, like SAAs, and 1911s, I'm partial to checkered buffalo horn. Beautiful stuff.

Wood on a glock, xd, or HK? now maybe they do need polymer. lol. That's just a funny mental image. How about a custom Kel-tec, with rosewood stocks?

~~~Mat

[carterbeauford]

http://members.cox.net/lvrbgun/cherryluger2a.jpg

I just bought a pair or rare wooden Lugers. Hogue handall grips are in the mail.

[Tifosi]

Those Lugers got me thinkin', you know how with polymer based frames they could mould them in a faux wood grain, now wouldn't that be eye catchin'.:what: You could always customize them with a set of plastic grips.;)

[Plink]

Steel and wood are the essence of a gun to me. Plastic looks cheap. Like the maker wasn't going to take the time to craft fine wood, so he molded some cheap plastic just to cut corners. That said, I have plastic on many of my guns because it serves a particular purpose better. Aestheticly I'd prefer wood, but not all my guns are showpieces. I've actually fitted high end walnut to a FAL as a range shooter. It looks nice, but I'd prefer lighter, more durable plastic if I had to use it for serious "duty".

[xd45gaper]

the "tactical" polymere look makes me want to :barf:

plastic has its advantages over wood ie doesnt swell when it gets wet, light weight. but! wood wont melt off, adds weight to reduce recoil. and the best reason is its beautiful on a firearm, gives the firearm charicter!

SS and Wood is a very nice combo

[PILMAN]

I like the wood grips on 1911's and the desert eagle looks pretty nice with them. I also think revolvers are kinda sexy with wood grips.

Other than that, I like steel frame or polymer for the most part.

[jlh26oo]

Plastic looks cheap. Agreed. It's what kept me from even wanting to try a GLOCK for the longest.

And since the thread is "who hates SEEING wood on guns?" wood + steel >>>>>>>> plastic/rubber in terms of looks; but imo plastic/rubber/polymer > wood & steel in terms of performance for my purposes, imo only, ymmv.

[Ala Dan]

On older Smiths and Colts, I actually prefer wood grips~! ;) :D

[rayman]

Wood = WOODY:cool:

[JohnBT]

"If they had polymer in WWII, wood would have been tossed ASAP."

I seriously doubt it. There was an oil shortage. Look up something like gas rationing, tire rationing, etc. John
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These petroleum “intermediaries” (Methane, Ethylene, Propylene, and Butenes) are used to create plastic feedstock and the distillation process occurs at the petroleum refinery prior to shipping to the manufacturer."
- AIG site

[TexasRifleman]

Gotta have wood. I have a toothpick in the buttstock of my AR just so there will be some wood around :evil:

A 1911 without wood grips looks sad.

[Marshall]

Nothing prettier than a gun with nice wood.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

Just so everyone is aware, the melting point of the polymer used in pistols is about 550-600 degrees. So if you're someplace you're pistol is going to even come close to melting, you're already dead.

[Amish_Bill]

I see blued steel and wood as the technology of the day. Today you have the option of polymer/resin coatings, polymer and stainless parts, np3, etc. If something more durable and/o better protecting of the underlying metal comes out tomorrow, my preferences will probably move to that.

Now, not to say the older way wasn't pretty... but I don't buy my tools to be pretty.

[Tifosi]

Just so everyone is aware, the melting point of the polymer used in pistols is about 550-600 degrees. So if you're someplace you're pistol is going to even come close to melting, you're already dead.


Informative but irrelevant, wasn’t the theme of thread based on esthetics? BTW if your in the same place with a steel or aluminum weapon, your personal condition would be the same.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

Well I already gave my aesthetic based answer on a previous page. I was responding to OTHER PEOPLE saying: "plastic has its advantages over wood ie doesnt swell when it gets wet, light weight. but! wood wont melt off, adds weight to reduce recoil. and the best reason is its beautiful on a firearm, gives the firearm charicter!"

And I have heard the "polymer will melt" argument before. But in fact, no it won't. At least not anyplace you can carry and still be alive.

[logical]

If you enjoyed reading "who hates seeing wood on guns?" by Mr. Frez, please look for his other recent threads in your favorite forum:

"Are air guns good for combat?",

".500 S&W vs. .22 in a duel",

and the New York Times Best Seller:

"Is .22 any good for combat?"

[HatFried]

I also like seeing wood on guns. To be quite honest, I'm kinda tired of the whole "blacktical" trend.

[Eagle103]

If you enjoyed reading "who hates seeing wood on guns?" by Mr. Frez, please look for his other recent threads in your favorite forum:

"Are air guns good for combat?",

".500 S&W vs. .22 in a duel",

and the New York Times Best Seller:

"Is .22 any good for combat?"
I'll be sure to check those out. Certainly lots to learn in those threads.
:rolleyes:

[Sniper X]

I love wood on blued rifles or handguns, rubber is fine on stainless and on tactical arms, but wood looks good on any of them really. I wouln't like a wood stock on my "sniper waepons system, but that is because of functionality...not looks.

[skidooman]

hmmm...
on my long guns, wood all the way.
but my pistols dont have any wood, i have a Kimber TLE with the rubber grips, love it, have thought about aluminum slim grips. Also have a S&W 642 with rubber grips, for some reason i dont like wood on little revolvers, big revolvers with wood are ok, i dont know though just something about the little ones and wood...