Wood or Plastic??

[Glock 'em down]

I'm voting on the wood. Never got into the tupperware stocks, although I do have a couple.

Yeah, my Mossberg 590 sports black plastic wares, but it's strictly for my police duties.

My HD scattergun is my Cimarron 1878 SxS 12 gauge coach gun. The next shotgun I buy will be either a Remington 870 or a Winchester 1300. And yes, they will both (whichever one I pick) be wearing wood.

 

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Yeah, you and Soulman are the first to come to mind. There are probably a few other youngins on here I've forgotten about that appreciate the finer things, like iron, leather and wood.

I'm gettin there

 

[0352Marine]

Well...at 28 years old, you really should still be into all that tacticool ********, like most other 28 year old guys are. Usually, you don't start appreciating blue steel, leather and wood until your late 30's early 40's.

I was big into blue steel revolvers with wooden stocks for a little while, but I realized that blue steel is the equivalent to rust after it touches my hands.

So now, my newest passion is stainless steel and rubber Hogues.

My new carry combo is a Smith & Wesson 4566, wearing Hogue grips on the hip in a Gould & Goodrich Yaqui Slide holster and a Gould & Goodrich double mag pouch.

My BUG is a J frame Smith & Wesson 642-1 no lock in the pocket, wearing Hogue Bantam grips, riding in a Galco "Pocket Protector" holster.

I like the side-saddle on it, but what would really set that Mossy off is one of these...

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Here is mine I like plastic it's lite and won't get old and rot lol

 

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Here is mine I like plastic it's lite and won't get old and rot lol

That's exactly what I DON'T want my shotgun to look like. Way too much "tacticool" stuff for my taste.

You might wanna flip those extra shells the other way and don't put em in so far that you can't grab em if you need em. Just FYI.

 

[GoArmy]

I really don't see how wood is inferior on a "work gun".
Wood has been working fine for over 100 years on shotguns.

I've had a wood stock crack before, on a Mossberg, and a nice chunk out 870. I know I should be nicer... but they weren't pretty keep in the gun case type of guns.

 

[0352Marine]

Oh and termites won't try and eat my gun lol. I still have the orginal stock and it's plastic too. I had a mossberg made from wood and did not like it. It looked cheap. I know there are others out there who agree with me and most people looking at my 88 would love to have it. I would also put up agaist any wood stock as far as performance goes and for that matter time as well. cause when my son gives it to his grandson it will still be plastic where the wood stocks would have turned too dust. lol funny haha funny

 

[0352Marine]

That's exactly what I DON'T want my shotgun to look like. Way too much "tacticool" stuff for my taste.

You might wanna flip those extra shells the other way and don't put em in so far that you can't grab em if you need em. Just FYI.

As far as "tacticool" everything on this gun is practical not just for looks if that was the case I would have put a bi pod and a flash lite on it. Like some other guns I see.

And when I take advise on how to load my own gun is the day I don't need a gun oh wait it just "tacticool" right. And for your info that pic was taken right after I installed it I had the shells on before trying to stretch the holders cause they were real tight and forgot to turn them just fyi.

 

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As far as "tacticool" everything on this gun is practical not just for looks if that was the case I would have put a bi pod and a flash lite on it. Like some other guns I see.

And when I take advise on how to load my own gun is the day I don't need a gun oh wait it just "tacticool" right. And for your info that pic was taken right after I installed it I had the shells on before trying to stretch the holders cause they were real tight and forgot to turn them just fyi.

Guess I hit a nerve on that one... oops

Just giving my opinion, that's it.

 

[0352Marine]

Guess I hit a nerve on that one... oops

Just giving my opinion, that's it.

No, just don't like it when people ask for some else's opinion and when they don't like it, they criticize them. Plus I was a little moody last night with the Thunder. no harm no foul.

 

[Shifty]

Wood gives a gun alot more character. And if its sometething you have over several years, all the little nicks, scuffs, and scratches tell a story.

That being said, theres plenty of plastic in my safe too.