Pro sport stock worth changing to walnut?

[look no hands]

How early? The earlier Pro Sport only had the 2 forward stock screws while the later ones have the standard 4 screws, 2 forward and 2 just ahead of the trigger. It may be hard to find a 2 hole stock, if that's what you have.

Mine is an early two hole and had a beech stock but I then sold the rifle to Alistair (Hsing-ee) and then bought it back off of him, which it then had a later four hole beech stock on it, I'm sure Alistair said the two rear stock holes where already in the alloy cradle, if not it wouldn't take much to put two in, I now have a later walnut stock on it.

Pete

[marcS]

Absolutely a great thing, might be expensive though, but it looks nice

[JerryD]

Get a selected Custom Stocks one, CS800 on P-S looks fantastic:



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[johnj]

Thanks for the replies.

I was expecting replacing with walnut would save 1/2 a pound in weight 3/4 max. If it could reduce the weight by as much as 2 pound it would be a no brainer does anyone know the true difference, i guess i could check the air arms site.
I actually like beech and some have great gain and pattern.
As for custom stocks not only out of budget but for me not necessary as i don't think you can beat the standard stock design although my old TX mk2 was the best gun I've ever handled.
Cheers, johnj.

[martyn]

Got a beech and walnut tx200 standard stocks, but the walnut one is 100grammes heavier so all depends on actual piece of wood.

[johnj]

Thanks Martyn,
I didn't think of the density of wood used.
Just looked at the air arms site and it gives a weight difference of 1/2 pound as i expected so if i was buying a new gun and opted for the walnut with one of the expected benefits being a lighter fun i wouldn't be to happy with one that was heavier than the cheaper beech option!
I will probably keep an eye out for a second hand walnut stock but don't think one will turn up in my price range, but you never know, if i get the current stock sorted in the mean time I'll most likely keep it as the air arms gods intended.

Cheers johnj.

[WILBA]

Dont care how good the grain is in a beech it is never going to look as good as a walnut one. Mine has lovely grain.

[look no hands]

Thanks Martyn,
I didn't think of the density of wood used.
Just looked at the air arms site and it gives a weight difference of 1/2 pound as i expected so if i was buying a new gun and opted for the walnut with one of the expected benefits being a lighter fun i wouldn't be to happy with one that was heavier than the cheaper beech option!
I will probably keep an eye out for a second hand walnut stock but don't think one will turn up in my price range, but you never know, if i get the current stock sorted in the mean time I'll most likely keep it as the air arms gods intended.

Cheers johnj.

Sorry I think I might have got my pounds, ounces and kilos mixed up, my apologies if I got your hopes up for a much lighter gun, like what has already been suggested, fitting a walnut Customs Stocks stock will make it handle nicely but then you lose the beautiful lines and shapes of the original Prosport stock, which I believe is one of the stand out features of the Prosport, if it was an ugly looking thing, say, like any HW then I'd agree with fitting a CS stock.

Pete

[Hsing-ee]

Mine is an early two hole and had a beech stock but I then sold the rifle to Alistair (Hsing-ee) and then bought it back off of him, which it then had a later four hole beech stock on it, I'm sure Alistair said the two rear stock holes where already in the alloy cradle, if not it wouldn't take much to put two in, I now have a later walnut stock on it.

Pete

The threaded holes were indeed already there, I just needed to buy a couple of bolts to go through them.

I tried that ProSport in a CS thumbhole, it was not any more comfortable. The standard stock is superb, in fact it the rifle is almost perfect from the factory.

[look no hands]

The threaded holes were indeed already there, I just needed to buy a couple of bolts to go through them.

I tried that ProSport in a CS thumbhole, it was not any more comfortable. The standard stock is superb, in fact it the rifle is almost perfect from the factory.

I had a CS700 stock on it before I sold it to you Alistair, I took it off and sold it on as I needed the money at the time, the same reason for selling the rifle on as well, I thought you said that the threads were already there when you sold it back to me but I wasn't quite sure.

Pete

[johnj]

I don't have any issues with walnut and have a couple guns with walnut stocks which i love but this thread was only in relation to this particular gun which is pretty rough and will be renovated on a tight budget so i was looking at cost vs reward based on a gun that will never be perfect.

I am in agreement with Pete and Hsing-ee though and if changing to walnut wouldn't look any further than an original pro sport stock and they look perfect and handle like a custom job. I would like to get a CS500 specially selected blank for my Hw95.
Beech on a working/hunting rifle achieves the guns function fully its just this gun is on the heavy side and I've had a few shoulder operations.
I've have also seen some pretty bland looking walnut blanks used on several rifles, you get good and bad with both woods.
Thank you everyone for all your opinions,
Johnj