Ginb stock, which wood?

[Bob.]

I was thinking of getting the No1 stock for my HW100.
I saw a No10 stock at the weekend in the darker wood (bloomin' heavy!) which looked very nice. I like the woodgrain on the No10 stock on the website, and I also like the different coloured tip (Schnabel?) on the No5 stock (how is that attached?).
Do they do custom, so I could have a mix?
I think that the thumbhole stocks are about £350, how much are the sporters?
Bob.

[Rapidnick]

I think that both the Ginb stock woods are relatively heavy. I personally prefer the dark 'sono kembang' but candidly, although the stocks are very well made and shaped, I would only use Ginb if I actually wanted 'weight'-say in a dedicated target rifle. Walnut is-to me-much prettier and better for rifle stocks but walnut doesn't grow in Indonesia and is in any case much more expensive. The reason Ginb stocks are so reasonably priced is that they use native hardwoods.