Wood or synthetic stock for Mini 14?

Homerboy · February 28, 2010, 09:58 PM

Kind of torn, but am leaning more towards traditional wood. Gun will be stainless. I don't hunt and don;t plan to carry it through the woods very often.

ostrobothnian · February 28, 2010, 10:04 PM

Their laminated stocks are beautiful.

An example.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=159379792

LukeA · February 28, 2010, 10:13 PM

I also like the color of their laminated stocks, but there's not a normal-shaped one for the Mini-14. I like the Hogue synthetic one better than the Ruger synthetic, but a nice wood one is probably the best.

Horny Toad · March 1, 2010, 10:46 AM

"Normal" laminated stock:

http://www.davidsonsinc.com/consumer...c=50&item_num=

KMO · March 1, 2010, 09:31 PM

I've had a variety of Mini-14 configurations, but I've ended up realizing that my Ranch models just seem best suited to a factory wood stock. I've enjoyed refinishing them, as birch accepts stain in some very interesting ways when you strip it down and start from bare wood. I had a Mini-14 set up with all the tactical gear, but I really thought it lost its identity without a wood stock, so I sold off all the black plastic & put it back in wood. I must be getting old...

February 28, 2010, 09:58 PM	#1
Homerboy Junior member Join Date: June 16, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,320	Wood or synthetic stock for Mini 14? Kind of torn, but am leaning more towards traditional wood. Gun will be stainless. I don't hunt and don;t plan to carry it through the woods very often.

February 28, 2010, 10:04 PM	#2
ostrobothnian Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 281	Their laminated stocks are beautiful. An example. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=159379792 __________________ Hakkaa päälle!

March 1, 2010, 10:46 AM	#4
Horny Toad Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2000 Location: NJ Posts: 191	"Normal" laminated stock: http://www.davidsonsinc.com/consumer...c=50&item_num= __________________ NRA Life Member We Don't Need No Steenking 2nd Amendment

March 1, 2010, 09:31 PM	#5
KMO Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 949	Wood Reigns... I've had a variety of Mini-14 configurations, but I've ended up realizing that my Ranch models just seem best suited to a factory wood stock. I've enjoyed refinishing them, as birch accepts stain in some very interesting ways when you strip it down and start from bare wood. I had a Mini-14 set up with all the tactical gear, but I really thought it lost its identity without a wood stock, so I sold off all the black plastic & put it back in wood. I must be getting old... __________________ *"In God We Trust"*

February 28, 2010, 10:13 PM	#3
LukeA Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2009 Posts: 542	I also like the color of their laminated stocks, but there's not a normal-shaped one for the Mini-14. I like the Hogue synthetic one better than the Ruger synthetic, but a nice wood one is probably the best.