There's a whole of opinions out there about synthetics vs wood but that's not what this is about. Couple years ago WM was running an irresistible mark down on Vanguards, the wood stock versions caught my eye and I bought 3 of them. I would like to protect the stocks from any marring as much as possible. Really don't want to swap them out so I'm thinking there should be some inexpensive way to wrap them that might help?
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There used to be a company that made Gun Chaps. They do exactly what you’re wanting.
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Don Fischer
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Do you mean for hunting? Hey, I'd just carry them as they are. Your gonna get ding's in them but that's life. I don't like plastic stocks, grew up in a wood stock world and find to really hard to change, stock's were meant to be wood, God said so!
WalkingBird
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I've got a couple synthetic stocked rifles and shotguns, but apart from my duck gun, I like carrying wood, they feel better in the cold, they have character and each ding and dent is a reminder of a past venture...I've got a high gloss Ithaca 37 that was given to me when I turned 12 by my grandfather that is covered in dings and dents from carrying it all over the nation for grouse, rabbits, chukar, quail etc. It probably wouldn't fetch much at an auction, but I don't worry about it because that gun isn't going anywhere other than back out hunting
Nameless Range
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Synthetic stocks have no soul. The evidence of use on a wood stock is a virtue. Scars, dents, dings, and wear are the difference between standing in front of an air conditioner and a September breeze IMO. I say let your gun take its licks.
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Is that a mosin nagant I see there?
Nameless Range
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Nice hunt thanks!
BuzzH
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I don't mind using wood stocks, did so for a long, long time.
But, I still wince when one gets a good ding, not going to pretend it makes a wood stock better.
Refinished the rifle I grew up hunting with, it had plenty of dings, scratches, etc. acquired through a couple/few decades of use.
Probably not going to use it on any real tough hunts anymore (goats, sheep, etc.). I'll use it for the easy stuff, cow elk, pronghorn and the like.
Tried it out earlier this year on a cow elk, worked awesome:
But, I still wince when one gets a good ding, not going to pretend it makes a wood stock better.
Refinished the rifle I grew up hunting with, it had plenty of dings, scratches, etc. acquired through a couple/few decades of use.
Probably not going to use it on any real tough hunts anymore (goats, sheep, etc.). I'll use it for the easy stuff, cow elk, pronghorn and the like.
Tried it out earlier this year on a cow elk, worked awesome:
That's always been my thought on it. I love hunting with a nice piece of walnut, and don't mind at all when I scratch it up. Adds to the history and the memories with the rifle. This rifle has been all over Wyoming, Idaho and Montana with me, and I've also killed caribou and black bear with it in Alaska. 
First time I took out my Ruger #1, I dropped it - twice - & put a few 4-6 inch long scratches on it. Refinished the stock & you can't tell where it was dropped.
This shotgun is 80 years old. On the first day I hunted with it, I dropped it and put a decent sized gouge in the butt. I look at that chunk of missing walnut and smile every time.
Wood stocked guns earn their marks. It's part of their lifecycle.
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This shotgun is 80 years old. On the first day I hunted with it, I dropped it and put a decent sized gouge in the butt. I look at that chunk of missing walnut and smile every time.
Wood stocked guns earn their marks. It's part of their lifecycle.
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Beg to differ. The soul of my rifles comes from the hunts they have been on. Regardless of stock material. And I have both. Got one synthetic with a boatload of soul. mtmuley
300 RUM's w/ synthetic stocks are like soul-stealing children from an antiquated folktale out of middle Uzbekistan.
We all know it.
Bout sums it up. Stole a lot of souls with one. mtmuley
Nameless Range
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i believe in scars. This was my late father's 375 h&h and it's part of his dream to live in alaska. After all of us children were out of the house he realized it, and spent the last 30 or so years there, and used it for moose. I'm now the caretaker, and carry it in the spring to (hopefully not shoot) hunt bears with. It carries the scars of falls, drops, weather and time. I smile fondly when it comes out of the safe for any reason, remembering reading Service around campfires as a teenager.
Buzz, you rebuilding that 6mm is causing me problems. I don’t have anything 24 caliber and till I saw that I was sure I wanted a 243. It’s sure a pretty thing.I don't mind using wood stocks, did so for a long, long time.
But, I still wince when one gets a good ding, not going to pretend it makes a wood stock better.
Refinished the rifle I grew up hunting with, it had plenty of dings, scratches, etc. acquired through a couple/few decades of use.
Probably not going to use it on any real tough hunts anymore (goats, sheep, etc.). I'll use it for the easy stuff, cow elk, pronghorn and the like.
Tried it out earlier this year on a cow elk, worked awesome:
