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Winchester Gum wood Stocks 1894
Rex Mahan
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Most all of the Model 94s / 1894s that Ive seen with Gum Wood/ Fruit wood the wood seems to be in rough shape. Is there something in particlular that makes them more prone to going bad than the Walnut?
I have a gum/ fruit wood gun that has pretty nice nice wood and was just wonder about this
I have a gum/ fruit wood gun that has pretty nice nice wood and was just wonder about this
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Edit: For years I have heard of the early SRC stock wood as being applewood. I suppose that was a misdescription. Having grown up in timber country and around a sawmill I should have known that it was not likely that large enough apple trees were not available to make gun stocks. Sorry to have contributed to the deluge of misinformation that shows up on the forums.
As Herschel pointed out, gumwood is softer than walnut, which makes it more prone to damage.
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Applewood is way,way harder than walnut.Harder than rock maple even.