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<blockquote data-quote="jarnold37" data-source="post: 1995698" data-attributes="member: 29241"><p>I like laminated stocks for their ability to not change as in crush and swell. They are strong, as lamination and glue make them very resistant to moisture. Most wood stocks are pretty but under a microscope they are very porous similar to a sponge. If these are glass bedded and sealed, they can be somewhat stable. So many rifles will have loose action screws and this is mainly from the wood crushing, and the barreled action will move more and more after each shot. When a rifle is brought inside from the cold the moisture condenses on the rifle and wood will absorb and shrink and swell. I prefer laminated over all others, even fiberglass, as a skim coat over foam is not a very solid foundation. Bedding compound on laminated on the other hand, is very solid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jarnold37, post: 1995698, member: 29241"] I like laminated stocks for their ability to not change as in crush and swell. They are strong, as lamination and glue make them very resistant to moisture. Most wood stocks are pretty but under a microscope they are very porous similar to a sponge. If these are glass bedded and sealed, they can be somewhat stable. So many rifles will have loose action screws and this is mainly from the wood crushing, and the barreled action will move more and more after each shot. When a rifle is brought inside from the cold the moisture condenses on the rifle and wood will absorb and shrink and swell. I prefer laminated over all others, even fiberglass, as a skim coat over foam is not a very solid foundation. Bedding compound on laminated on the other hand, is very solid. [/QUOTE]
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