DDDWho
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Walnut didn't become the wood of choice 200 years ago because it looked good. It was chosen because it was the cheapest acceptable option using the technology available at the time for mass production. I'm sure there were identical debates around campfires by hunters in the early 1800's about the deplorable cheap wood being used on rifles instead of the much nicer maple or cherry. But at the time walnut was cheaper and much easier to work with on machinery. Synthetics are just the next step in the evolution of firearms. Shooters have been looking for a better alternative for 200 years. We now have it, why not use it. All boats, canoes, kayaks, etc. used to be made from wood too. No one seems to complain about the much better synthetics used today.
Holland and Holland still uses walnut on their $20K shotguns today. I guess they did not get the word
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