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Laminated Hardwood Stock?
plains scout
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Okay, my patience is wearing out. No one makes a hornet with a stainless steel -- synthetic stock option. So I may have to bite the bullet and go for the Laminated Hardwood Stock in a Ruger (and get the trigger replaced etc.) Does any one know if there are drop in synthetic stocks available for Ruger 77-22? or if not what do you know about the weather/moisture resistant characteristics of the Laminated Hardwood Stock? They sure are ugly!
Waiting to hear from all you guys that know everything.[:D]
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Waiting to hear from all you guys that know everything.[:D]
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~Abraham Lincoln
Comments
I think you might want to try Bell and Carlson for the synthectic stock if you are dead set on a Ruger with the synthetic furniture.
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I called Browning to see if they made their A Bolt in a stainless Hornet, but nope.
My dream gun? One with no rust and no warp and still be on after bouncing around in a pickup truck or ATV in my environment where it can be +110 in the summer, and -45 in the winter and lots of condensation in the cab of the truck. Maybe it could double as a crow bar or jack handle as well[:D]
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~Abraham Lincoln
If I was looking for something to have in the front cab of a truck and use on a four wheeler as well, here is what I would suggest.
Striker Series
Model 503R17 FSS Sport
Caliber .17 HMR
Overall Length 19"
Barrel Length 10"
Weight 4 lbs.
Magazine Capacity 5 rounds
Stock Black, ambidextrous synthetic grip.
Sights Scope bases installed.
Rifling Rate of Twist 1 in 9"
Features Stainless steel, bolt action, left-hand bolt/right-side ejection, free-floating and button-rifled barrel with detachable Magazine.
Suggested Retail $335.00
Yes, it's a .17 HMR and it will do everything that the Hornet will do, with less fuss. The barrel length makes it easy to use coming out of the cab and when carried cross draw on the ATV it will be ready far faster than a rifle ever could be. Cheap to shoot and very accurate as well. As you can see, it is stainless steel with a synthetic stock and comes with scope bases installed. The magazine makes it easy to unload and keep safe inside your the truck yet fast to load and reload if you want to carry a spare magazine.
Here is the 40 VarmintHunter from Savage mentioned above:
It is blue but I usually take paste wax to my fireams anyway. Even stainless steel rusts, ask the guys from Alaska. If it gets wet, wipe it down dry and later add a new coat of paste wax. A little prevention will add years to the useful life a firearm.
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