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<blockquote data-quote="davewilson" data-source="post: 233798" data-attributes="member: 4491"><p>Synthetics do not expand and are the best choice in the frigid elements. </p><p> </p><p>i'm going to disagree with this 100%. i was trying to explain this in my previous post, let me try again. i was with an outfitter in Saskatchewan and one of my chores was to help everyone sight in when they got to the farm. each year i witnessed 20-30 rifles/hunters shoot ole betsy before the big hunt. wood stocks were never a problem. the guns with cheap synthetic imitation stocks were terrible for changing the point of impact. the good stocks worked great, but the cheap ones should be thrown away. i'm not talking about 1 or 2, i'm talking about witnessing dozens of guns that moved their POI 3-6 inches when it got chilly out. most blamed it on the flight and handling of the guns from the plane ride. after a while i realized the plane had nothing to do with it. many of the guns had floated barrels before leaving home. i would ask them if i could slide a dollar bill under the stock and of course they would be touching. in every case, the gun would shoot high. after a few shots the POI would come down to where it was supposed to be. of course the gun was pretty warm. i proved this to several when i told them to let it sit a while to cool off and try shooting it again.</p><p></p><p>my point is that cheap synthetic stocks are the worst thing you can use when hunting in fridgid weather. i wouldn't recommend hunting with them in any temperatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davewilson, post: 233798, member: 4491"] Synthetics do not expand and are the best choice in the frigid elements. i'm going to disagree with this 100%. i was trying to explain this in my previous post, let me try again. i was with an outfitter in Saskatchewan and one of my chores was to help everyone sight in when they got to the farm. each year i witnessed 20-30 rifles/hunters shoot ole betsy before the big hunt. wood stocks were never a problem. the guns with cheap synthetic imitation stocks were terrible for changing the point of impact. the good stocks worked great, but the cheap ones should be thrown away. i'm not talking about 1 or 2, i'm talking about witnessing dozens of guns that moved their POI 3-6 inches when it got chilly out. most blamed it on the flight and handling of the guns from the plane ride. after a while i realized the plane had nothing to do with it. many of the guns had floated barrels before leaving home. i would ask them if i could slide a dollar bill under the stock and of course they would be touching. in every case, the gun would shoot high. after a few shots the POI would come down to where it was supposed to be. of course the gun was pretty warm. i proved this to several when i told them to let it sit a while to cool off and try shooting it again. my point is that cheap synthetic stocks are the worst thing you can use when hunting in fridgid weather. i wouldn't recommend hunting with them in any temperatures. [/QUOTE]
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