They're all nice, but that bottom stock is especially gorgeous.
Well, I liked the top one on the first page...It looks the strongest too...Og.
Straight horizontal grain is a preferred characteristic of strong and dimensionally stable rifle stocks
Yeap, I was looking at the line thru the center of the stocks on #2 in first photo and the bottom stock on the second photo.In all Very
pretty and should be strong enough to stand up to civie use.But a lot of load is presented on the center of the stock where it is milled out for the trigger group..To be very close on the decision, I would have to look at both sides...I doubt very seriously any-one torques a piece of wood, before or after they are cut into stocks..I just looked at some nice blanks this weekend while i was at Dixie Gunworks showroom..Of course most of their stuff is before the 1903 series, or a reproduction...But still it was "Steel and Wood" weapons..
Number three is a very nice straight grained stock, but just not as pretty, as #1..I would Hope that any one of them would show up at my door..I been pondering a order from Dupage..Any-One have tips on other good suppliers, of New M-1 garand stocks that do not require givng blood to own??