Laminated Stocks?

[Beav]

Everyone seems to recommend synthetic stocks for being solid and rigid. I've read that wooden stocks flex under different weather conditions and such.

So whats the deal with laminated stocks? I've seen at least a couple high dollar "tactical" rifles that have them (CZ 700M1 & SIG SSG 3000 euro). So are these laminated stocks just as good as synthetic? If not, whats the difference, how significant?

Thanks

 

[No_Brakes23]

I thought laminated stocks were just more fluid and stain resistant, but I could be wrong.

Oh, and they are pretty, in a 70's kind of way.

 

[Fumbler]

Laminated stocks are much more resistent to warpage than a solid wood stock.
If you compare a synthetic to a laminated stock then it depends on which synthetic you are talking about.

Laminated stocks are stiffer than the run of the mill synthetic that you get on a run of the mill rifle, but probably equally stiff as something like an HS Precision or a McMillian.
The real advantage of a synthetic is weight savings and laminated stocks can crack or the layers of wood can separate, but that doesn't happen much.

The fluid resistence depends on the finish used on the laminated stock.

 

[Legionnaire]

What Fumbler said. I used to have a Rem 700 VLS in .223 that was a real tack driver. But it weighed a freakin' ton. Great for shooting from the bench, but that was about it. Sold it to buy a CZ that's not as accurate, but far handier afield. I put an H.S. Precision stock on a Model Seven in .308. It's lighter, and very stiff. Not cheap though.