Thread: "Feather in my hat" 308win Featherweight load development

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

'The timber stocks while aesthetic seem to compound recoil in my opinion.'

Interesting thought.

I often wondered about different stock designs improving or making recoil worse, hadn't thought to much about the medium the stock is made of being the issue.
I have often thought that maybe I should just save my pennies and get a new Sako 85 walnut.
Surely they should be accurate and mild to shoot?

Well I’ve tried a Ramline and Browns Precision stock , about all that was around in the ‘80s, on my 308 Liteweight. Feck all difference in recoil but upset the balance of rifle. Noisy too. Went back to original wooden stock, far nicer to handle especially on cold days.