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Post by sagittarius on Feb 28, 2009 21:53:50 GMT -5
Just curious, what color laminated stock do you prefer with a stainless rifle and action ? My favorites are... Silver, gray, black/gray, electric blue. While the brown laminated stocks Savage uses for the MLII isn't all that bad, I prefer my favorites above.  I think the gray/black laminated stock looks best in a all stainless hunting rifle while electric blue looks good for show.  Do you guys think Savage should offer other laminated color options ? Well, let's hear about the ones you prefer. BTW, you're allowed to post pics of your favorites. |
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Post by Harley on Mar 1, 2009 0:23:18 GMT -5
Sag, I stripped the finish from my SS laminated MLII, and refinished with BirchwoodCasey walnut:  Harley |
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Post by dougedwards on Mar 1, 2009 4:49:28 GMT -5
This picture isn't with a stainless steel barrel but I think that the silvery grey hue in this Boyd's Royal Jacaranda stock would pick up the stainless color nicely.   |
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Post by nic58 on Mar 1, 2009 13:21:02 GMT -5
I kinda like the grey laminates like the ones Ruger puts on their stainless rifles.
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Post by rexxer on Mar 1, 2009 14:22:28 GMT -5
OK,I give up! How do they get the different colors?
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Post by sagittarius on Mar 1, 2009 17:56:07 GMT -5
OK,I give up! How do they get the different colors? Rex, If I remember correctly, most all colored laminations are of dyed Birch wood. They layer the different colored laminations in the pattern they want, glue them together under high pressure, then rough them out for whatever rifle they're being made for. |
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Post by rexxer on Mar 1, 2009 18:12:01 GMT -5
Thanks Sag-now I get it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 19:00:28 GMT -5
I prefer black/ grey with stainless and thats what I ordered with the Richards but you dont always get what you order  they took the liberty to add a little green in......Bill |
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Post by younghunter86 on Mar 1, 2009 20:15:31 GMT -5
If going one a hunting gun, I like the savage OEM, or the black/grey. If I had a super duper, awsome targer rifle I might find the urge to go a little crazy.
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Post by rossman40 on Mar 2, 2009 11:46:38 GMT -5
The actual product is from Rutland Plywood and is called Stratabond. If you go to their website you can get more details and see the factory colors. www.rutply.comThey do custom work but you have to buy the whole panel. What stockmakers will do is choose a layup design, you can look at their DymondWood line for some really neat designs, and make their order. That is why some stockmakers have layups that others do not. Before you guys get any ideas the DymondWood material is extremely dense and heavy and that is why you see it only in pistol grips. If you want a blank of Stratabond for a woodworking project Wenig's sells 4"X22"X2.25" blanks for around $20. Also some of the OEM stock material is poplar instead of birch which is cheaper and just a tad lighter. Another fact is that hybrid poplar is used in replanting and grows very fast and very straight which makes it ideal for veneer. |
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Post by Harley on Mar 2, 2009 18:36:35 GMT -5
Rossman40, you continue to amaze me; HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF?
Harley
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Post by DBinNY on Mar 2, 2009 20:11:30 GMT -5
Harley, he could tell you but he'd have to shoot you. None of us would like that so just trust him. Sometimes I wish he had been a doctor. He'd have whipped cancer by now.
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Post by willscarlet on Mar 2, 2009 22:31:39 GMT -5
I really like the "Autumn Leaves"color [Richards stocks],and am considering buying this one but haven't decided on the pattern.
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Post by edge on Mar 3, 2009 9:09:19 GMT -5
hillbill, is that the TacDriver stock? How do you like it and would you do it again? Thanks.
edge.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 18:51:39 GMT -5
edge, yes its a tacdriver and yes I like it very much. would I do it again? right now I would say yes, in October I would have advised, buy a factory stock. know how women forget labor pains? guess thats how it is with this stock. if one has lots of time and likes to eat wood dust and likes to tinker and likes the smell of finish and likes to spend the mrs paycheck then this is your baby. fair warning -----take a chill pill before beginning said project......Bill
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Post by Buckrub on Mar 4, 2009 9:49:03 GMT -5
Y'all are gonna laugh at me but I'd buy a Richard's stock in Apache Gold with a Wildcat style if I could entice Richard into refinishing it for me all high gloss and pretty, and totally putting my gun in it, etc......... I know, it'd be LOUD looking, but I just like that one. But I just do NOT have the patience to mess with it myself, nor the time right now. I can see how doing it yourself is rewarding, though. But right now, I'd rather just own one, than feel good about building one. |
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Post by sagittarius on Mar 4, 2009 11:02:12 GMT -5
No laughing here, Buckrub. If it turns you on, go for it ! |
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Post by dpoor65 on Mar 6, 2009 0:59:18 GMT -5
just got my Richards micro fit in the tack driver and WOW The one i decided on was the apache gold....the picture on the web site is close but the colors don't stand out like mine ....I had a good conversation with hillbill on this stock very informative...just got it back today from my gunsmith who bedded and pillard it for me now the real fun begins...., sanding & sanding & sanding, sanding & sanding ,sanding & sanding... you ge tthe point.... will post pics when I'm done in the next month or so...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2009 18:00:30 GMT -5
have fun elkboy, you will be proud when you finish for more than one reason....Bill  ;D |
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