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# some rifle stocks better than others #
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<blockquote data-quote="Joel Russo" data-source="post: 898999" data-attributes="member: 6152"><p>I have stocked many large caliber rifles in laminated wood stocks without issues. Although my first choice would be a laminated hardwood blank, the laminated birch blanks offered by a few suppliers will work as well. </p><p>The "industry standard" laminated panels come from suppliers like Rutland or Cousineau. They use a birch veneer, saturate it with epoxy and compress it under hight pressure to make the blank. </p><p>Over the years, I have had issues with panels de-laminating and "not so good birch" veneer being used. The birch is a fair material at best, but by introducing the expoy, we now have a useable somewhat stable blank to work with. </p><p>When using these birch laminated blanks for heavy hitters, I prefer to make the stock in a single shot configuration. When you cut a large hole in the bottom of the stock, you essentially compromise the integrity of the stock. When the energy from the recoil is transferred from the back of the lug to the bedding, the sidess of the stock will "bow" under this compression. It is a minimal amount, but nonetheless it will happen. Same effect will happen with a composite stock as well. </p><p>As for the bedding... I mill the recoil lug mortise to encompass a sufficient amount of bedding. A proper bedding of the barreled action into the laminate stock will give you worry free service over the life of the barrel...</p><p>In summary, a properly made and bedded laminated stock will suffice for a large caliber rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joel Russo, post: 898999, member: 6152"] I have stocked many large caliber rifles in laminated wood stocks without issues. Although my first choice would be a laminated hardwood blank, the laminated birch blanks offered by a few suppliers will work as well. The "industry standard" laminated panels come from suppliers like Rutland or Cousineau. They use a birch veneer, saturate it with epoxy and compress it under hight pressure to make the blank. Over the years, I have had issues with panels de-laminating and "not so good birch" veneer being used. The birch is a fair material at best, but by introducing the expoy, we now have a useable somewhat stable blank to work with. When using these birch laminated blanks for heavy hitters, I prefer to make the stock in a single shot configuration. When you cut a large hole in the bottom of the stock, you essentially compromise the integrity of the stock. When the energy from the recoil is transferred from the back of the lug to the bedding, the sidess of the stock will "bow" under this compression. It is a minimal amount, but nonetheless it will happen. Same effect will happen with a composite stock as well. As for the bedding... I mill the recoil lug mortise to encompass a sufficient amount of bedding. A proper bedding of the barreled action into the laminate stock will give you worry free service over the life of the barrel... In summary, a properly made and bedded laminated stock will suffice for a large caliber rifle. [/QUOTE]
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