Synthetic Vs Wood (Asthetics)

[Das Rabble Rouser]

My uncle has a really beautiful hand crafted stock made of woven maple. The last 2 years I've forgotten to get pictures at the family reunion but this year I'll try to make a point to get a picture of it. It's really nice.  

[Wolf Nightshade]

I like wood at times but I prefer a good synthetic if I had to use it in a real situation. They are lighter but for the most part you have more options I think with a synthetic I think the reason most probably go for it is due to the light weight factor few probably need to worry about swelling unless you live in a humid area. I recently read some stuff about swelling with sniper rifles used in Vietnam it was one reason the military switched. Before they used several different hunting rifles but it was not until later that they started refining the weapon. I have an old teacher who was a sniper in Vietnam but he doesn't like to talk about it. I like the wood on Ak rifles and liked the wood on the SKS but I went for a synthetic all black look on my AK. My AK came with Tapco stuff but I changed out a lot of stuff. My friend got himself an SKS after I told him that they were nice cheap rifles and he got his with a wood and synthetic setup. It has the synthetic on and the 30rd detachable mag it looks cool and I would like one later. I also want several things in wood as well. The wood looks nice but I don't know that I would shoot them much due to the fact I don't want them beat up. I just started my gun collection a few years back.

Started with this.


Now I have this.
 

[Tier One OPERATOR]

Too bad SKS D-Mags are about as useless as a MaTech.  

[Mr Savoy]

Wolf Nightshade

Started with this.


Now I have this.

Looks like you spent a whole lot'ta money on a whole lot'ta nothing.  

[Wolf Nightshade]

Not really I got what I wanted.  

[Fresnel]

ITT: the GGE fails at understanding "aesthetics".  

[Tier One OPERATOR]

Fresnel

ITT: the GGE fails at understanding "aesthetics".

I'll say it again, I'm pretty sure none of us has the cash to throw around on making a gun look that pretty. I think the closest was Sierra DuraCoating everything.

Hell, if I could afford an SR-25 with walnut furniture...  

[Fresnel]

Tier One OPERATOR

Fresnel

ITT: the GGE fails at understanding "aesthetics".

I'll say it again, I'm pretty sure none of us has the cash to throw around on making a gun look that pretty. I think the closest was Sierra DuraCoating everything.

Hell, if I could afford an SR-25 with walnut furniture...

Money is not a subset of aesthetics, and thus is not relevant.

Also, Shrantic can totally afford to get anything duracoated. The guy who did my rifle for $40 moved out there. xd  

[Wolf Nightshade]

I always wanted an AK but for the most part they all looked like s**t. I have seen few that looked all that great they were scratched up or the wood needed a lot of work. I figured I would buy the best one I could find then do what I wanted with it was something to keep me entertained. I took it apart and have added to it for fun. Later I want another but the next I plan to keep in it's wood furniture. I have seen some nice rifles online but around here I haven't found many. I plan to get a reflex site eventually and a few other things maybe just for fun. The AR15 never appealed to me much my brother went that rout I got an AK and a handgun for what he paid for his AR he never shoots. I would like an AR10 if I ever get around to it I was looking at things and recently got a Savage 110FP Tactical with some of my tax money.  

[OberFeldwebel]

Wolf Nightshade

I always wanted an AK but for the most part they all looked like s**t. I have seen few that looked all that great they were scratched up or the wood needed a lot of work. I figured I would buy the best one I could find then do what I wanted with it was something to keep me entertained. I took it apart and have added to it for fun. Later I want another but the next I plan to keep in it's wood furniture. I have seen some nice rifles online but around here I haven't found many. I plan to get a reflex site eventually and a few other things maybe just for fun. The AR15 never appealed to me much my brother went that rout I got an AK and a handgun for what he paid for his AR he never shoots. I would like an AR10 if I ever get around to it I was looking at things and recently got a Savage 110FP Tactical with some of my tax money.

They're mass produced and hobb cobbed together mostly.

If you want something in a synthetic stock that looks good look at an AK-74 with the plumb furniture.


For an AK with wood, some stripping and a good finish is all that's needed.