duck911
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Can it be done?
I have my eye on a couple of new rifles, but one downfall are the really UGLY synthetic stocks some guns ship with.
Although I do not mind a synthetic stock, I really can't stand the look and feel of the really cheap ones, even if they are on a gun that is really accurate.
Savage makes some really god awful synthetic stocks on their lower end guns, for example. The seam is obvious, and the stock has a very "plastic" look to it, more so than other better quality synthetic stocks. It's too bad, because I really like savage firearms.
The Weatherby Vanguard is another one that stands out in my mind as having a poor looking factory stock, but yet the stock works VERY well with the gun. Hell, I even prefer the Remington ADL black plastic stock to the stocks above. At least the stock is not "blocky" and with seams.
So my question is, can a synthetic stock be improved?
I am curious about adding color and relief. Something to camo up and liven up the stock, and possibly make it no-skid. I like the spider-web no-skid finishes.
Does anyone have any ideas for fixing up plain black synthetic stocks? How about some of the rubberized tool coating? Maybe spray it on with a toothbrush or drizzle it on with an applicator? I imagine that getting paint to stick on a synthetic stock is tough.
Anyone have ideas, or pictures of your stocks that have been refinished?
thanks,
--Duck911
I have my eye on a couple of new rifles, but one downfall are the really UGLY synthetic stocks some guns ship with.
Although I do not mind a synthetic stock, I really can't stand the look and feel of the really cheap ones, even if they are on a gun that is really accurate.
Savage makes some really god awful synthetic stocks on their lower end guns, for example. The seam is obvious, and the stock has a very "plastic" look to it, more so than other better quality synthetic stocks. It's too bad, because I really like savage firearms.
The Weatherby Vanguard is another one that stands out in my mind as having a poor looking factory stock, but yet the stock works VERY well with the gun. Hell, I even prefer the Remington ADL black plastic stock to the stocks above. At least the stock is not "blocky" and with seams.
So my question is, can a synthetic stock be improved?
I am curious about adding color and relief. Something to camo up and liven up the stock, and possibly make it no-skid. I like the spider-web no-skid finishes.
Does anyone have any ideas for fixing up plain black synthetic stocks? How about some of the rubberized tool coating? Maybe spray it on with a toothbrush or drizzle it on with an applicator? I imagine that getting paint to stick on a synthetic stock is tough.
Anyone have ideas, or pictures of your stocks that have been refinished?
thanks,
--Duck911