Black plastic stocks ...

[rhyslightnin]

Synthetic stocks are great on hunting guns, no worrying about scratches and dents.

beat me to it,you can knock em to hell if you hunt.i have a grey laminate gc stock for my air wolf.changed that for a horrible black synthetic stock.functional,tough,and i dont have to bother about knocks scratches etc.

I owned a BSA Scorpion Tactical a few years back, liked the stock, didn't think it was too light and I liked the durability.

As to the Weihrauch synthetic stocks, I really don't like the look of them at all.

Horses for courses I suppose.

I LOVE the synthetic stocks.....fitted one to one of my 77s and I also have the 30S Synthetic and Gamo Vipermax.

I like the perceived durability for a field rifle and particularly like the "stealthy" looks on the black '97 and '30 items.

Comfortable, too.

Completely agree. My T10 has the tactical stock and it's comfortable and I don't have to worry about dinking it whilst out hunting. I wrap mine in pieces of camo cloth from old surplus kit to break up the shape and colour of the stock so quarry do not spook

Now se I've got a bit of a different take on the whole "damage to plastic is better than wood" idea and that is that damaged plastic can be nasty.. Scrapes can leave flappy bits that grase you, you can't sand it without of ruining the finish with white scratch marks, you can't cut it off without creating more flappy bits, you can't melt it flat without making it worse. I imagen it being a nightmare to be honest, not to mention the environmental impact of plastic and the "chuck away" connotations it inspires. Seriously give me wood (sustainably grown at least) anytime.
Its a shame really that the gun manufacturer's haven't yet caught on to the new breed of " hunt your own meat" sustainable living (dare I say it) "hippies" and come up with a recycled materials airgun!! Don't see why it isn't possible to be honest..
Rhys

[Rickenbacker]

I can't see why 'responsible manufacturers' can't make stocks out of living wood?

You could plant your stock in the garden when you weren't using it?

It could grow it's own seasonal camo, you know, like in the spring, it would blossom?

Oh yes, on reflection I can see why not - because I'm not a stupid hippie.

[rhyslightnin]

I can't see why 'responsible manufacturers' can't make stocks out of living wood?

You could plant your stock in the garden when you weren't using it?

It could grow it's own seasonal camo, you know, like in the spring, it would blossom?

Oh yes, on reflection I can see why not - because I'm not a stupid hippie.

Oh ffs.. Don't be such a bleeding monmarian!

[danco1987]

Now se I've got a bit of a different take on the whole "damage to plastic is better than wood" idea and that is that damaged plastic can be nasty.. Scrapes can leave flappy bits that grase you, you can't sand it without of ruining the finish with white scratch marks, you can't cut it off without creating more flappy bits, you can't melt it flat without making it worse. I imagen it being a nightmare to be honest, not to mention the environmental impact of plastic and the "chuck away" connotations it inspires. Seriously give me wood (sustainably grown at least) anytime.
Its a shame really that the gun manufacturer's haven't yet caught on to the new breed of " hunt your own meat" sustainable living (dare I say it) "hippies" and come up with a recycled materials airgun!! Don't see why it isn't possible to be honest..
Rhys

You would really have to give my scorpion stock a whack to take a chuck out of it. I'd be more worried about what else I'd damaged in the process. Thankfully I haven't. As for the environmental impact - rifle stocks are going to be negligible compared to disposable plastics. My T10 is a keeper so I won't be disposing of the stock anytime soon.