Its hard to give up on my wood stocks but I use my guns as tools to get a job done and they sure get banged up sometime. I call all my dents and scuffs "memories". I believe I would be a prime person to switch to a composite stock since I hunt hard in the mountains covered in snow and loose rocks. I hunt with a ruger number one which is prone to different points of impact depending on how long I have been out in the rain. I have never noticed my mk85 stock affecting accuracy at all and its a laminated wood stock.

I have 3 tupperware stocked guns. Two Remington 700 ML's and a Remington 870 slugger express.
I doubt I'll ever be able to afford a nice beautiful wood stock for the 700's like I have seen on some. But some day I'll find that foolish person who wants tupperware for their 870 so I'll be happy to trade if it is the walnut.

My great great grand pappy hunted with wood stocked rifles as his son as his son and myself and my son. My rifles and shotguns are also tools so I treat them with respect and gentileness just like I would my DVM, calipers, sockets, or wrench sets.

Make mine wood!!!!!

Yes all in the name of profits. Forget the art and beauty of a nicly grained walnut, applewood por rosewood stock. forget the beautiful engraving and checkering.
When I want to show off a rifleit isn't the 700 54Cal Remington I reach for. It will be the Number one grade Remington 700 300 win mag with the beautiful grain and engraving or the remington 700 7mm 08 with its beautiful dark rich grained stock.

Al

That stock i dont mind taking into a rain shower

This is the main reason I like this kind of setup. It holds up to the weather the best. Wood is nice, but it is subject to swelling and this can change your zero.