An increasingly popular alternative to synthetic gunstocks.
What is a laminated stock on a gun.
Our laminated gunstocks are composed of 1 16 birch veneers which have been completely saturated with colored dye then hydraulically pressed and bonded together using a superior resin adhesive.
The color doesn t sit on the surface it goes clear through front to back each wood laminate layer.
Another advantage to laminated stocks is their range of customization.
They are there for thier strength and integrety.
Normal rifle gunstocks are carved out of a solid piece of wood unlaminated.
It feels like wood because it is wood.
Some older gun buffs refer to the wooden stock and or grips on a firearm as the furniture of the firearm.
Then sealed with chemical resistant finishes for long lasting durability in all weather conditions.
One of the best current alternatives is laminated hardwood stocks.
Formed under high pressure and heat they are far stronger than generic plastic stocks do not degrade with exposure to uv and humidity do not absorb moisture do not out gas are more rigid and promote accuracy as a direct result of that rigidity.
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And that s what gives boyds gunstocks those deep bright and rich colors.
This process results in a stock that is.
The stock in a rifle performs a far different function than a stock in a shotgun.
Sure they are handles and position the eye but that is about the end of the similarities of stocks on rifles and shotguns.
One really cool feature about the boyds laminated gunstocks is that the color in each individual layer of wood is actually infused into the wood fibers themselves.
Not only is it much stronger and stable it has a tactile warmth about it that no synthetic can match.
Every boyds gunstock is constructed of top grade laminated hardwood that s dried to exacting specifications to ensure rigidity and stability.
A growing option is the laminated wood stock consisting of many thin layers of wood bonded together at high pressures with epoxy resulting in a dense stable composite.
Regardless of the material actually employed the general term furniture is often applied to gunstocks by curators researchers and other firearm experts.
Me i like them as much as ever.