shotgun stocks cheap looking

shdytree

can anybody tell me what products are used to make..claro walnut stocks for shotguns. i remeber when remington came out with mahogeny stocks on the 1100 20 ga. shotguns to save wieght but these stocks donot look as good as those. looked at a remington 11-96 euro. yesterday with this type of stock. it was light in wieght but didnot look as good as english walnut.any commints.

Nighthawk

Not much help im afraid but they dont make them like they used to!!!

Rugster

Der Gebirgsjager

Your question is phrased is a way that is a little confusing. If I'm reading it right you want to know what material claro walnut is made from. Claro walnut is a type of walnut wood found mostly in the Western U.S., and largely in the walnut orchards of California. I agree with you that most of the low-medium priced shotguns currently offered have less than attractive wood. Walnut stained birch and beech are being used extensively to hold the cost of these products down. Surprisingly, if you can get around the fact that they usually lack figure and don't really look like walnut, stock for stock they are stronger and more stable. Mahogany hasn't been used too often as a gunstock wood in this country, but is becoming more and more commonly seen on imports, especially on guns made in the Philippines. This is a wood that varies widely in coloration and density; but again, usually lacks much figure. Today, of course, many gun enthusiasts are going for the synthetic stocks which have the advantages of being completely stable, and able to stand up to abuse.
For the most part they're kind of ugly--but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you're a fan of nicely figured walnut stocks, but are not inclined to be a stockmaker, you can pretty much get what you want to replace that homely factory stock from Boyds and numerous smaller makers.