FX Royale synthetic vs laminate

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stinkajames

stinkajames

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Hey guys. 

Quite a while ago I made the hard decision to sell my synthetic Royale 400 to a mate of mine who loved it. I used that transaction to fund another high end pcp (Impact X) and have really enjoyed the experience. It's a hell of a gun and I had no problems with it but I just miss my Royale so much with the 3 stage power adjuster and rifle configuration. Anyway, another mate of mine wants the Impact so I'm about to order another Royale. The synthetic stock was pretty good but the thumbhole was a bit snug and not ambidextrous which annoyed me because I often shoot ambidextrously (might be a word) when pesting. The laminate black pepper is a fair bit dearer but I love the look of it and it looks to have a bit more room in the thumbhole and I'm wondering if it's worth the extra money. I buy guns to use so it will end up with little marks and dings eventually. Has anyone here had experience with both stocks and can comment on the feel/fit/weight/toughness of the laminate vs the synthetic? Does the laminate hide scratches ect well? My common sense and wallet tell me to get another indestructible synthetic stock but I'm really drawn towards the gorgeous/comfortable looking laminate. Any experience is appreciated.

Thanks

James
 
The sickness hit me early and hard, I started with the laminate and ended up getting a grade 2 walnut one as well. I use the laminate for woods walking and use the walnut for the rest, you can put strips of masking tape over areas that might rub to protect it a bit.

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Yeah as long as you're not dragging it over hard wood or metal I think it should be fine, mine was rubbing against a zipper all day on my backpack. Got home saw a little gouge, was able to sand it a bit and just a thin coat of tru-oil to seal it again and I can't even tell its there now. I found you can rest it on anything but if you're dragging wood anything over other wood or metal you'll get some marks.
 
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Let me tell you my experience with laminate stocks. They are rediculously easy to ding up. Even my Red wolf has minor scratches. This is just from moving from my room to the back porch to shoot. I cannot imagine the gruesome damage that will be done to it woodwalking. Laminate stocks also do not hide scratches very well. I guess some people can mistake the delamination for part of the design but it is not very practical.

You should not get a full length rifle and instead get a bullpup for any hunting shooting(which you have the Impact X I see). If you are benchshooting and staying in one place then there shouldn't be a problem getting a full length rifle with laminate stock. It looks great if you can build a wall mount for it. Also is there a reason why you prefer the Royale to the Crown? It seems like the versatility of the Crown would be a better buy. They are both really similar guns but the Crown offers more for a similar price.
 
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Let me tell you my experience with laminate stocks. They are rediculously easy to ding up. Even my Red wolf has minor scratches. This is just from moving from my room to the back porch to shoot. I cannot imagine the gruesome damage that will be done to it woodwalking. Laminate stocks also do not hide scratches very well. I guess some people can mistake the delamination for part of the design but it is not very practical.
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It is odd that there can be so much difference between the laminate stocks for the Red Wolf rifles. My brother and I both own a Red Wolf with the laminate stock, which were purchased in May of this year and both rifles now have over 15,000 rounds shot through each. Much of this shot count for each rifle was done practicing outdoors for Field Target competition. And then competing in numerous Field Target shoots this summer season, most recently the Field Target Nationals in North Carolina. The stocks on both rifles still look like new. Yet the stock on your Red Wolf scratches very easily. That is too weird!!! Have you spoken with a Daystate rep about the stock issue? 


 
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I realize that my reply is rather late, but it's generically appropriate so here it is anyway.

I must point out that your reference to synthetic stocks as being "indestructible" is most definitely erroneous.

I've had many guns and the most durable stocks have been the ones made of walnut! Walnut is a very hard wood that resists dings, scratches, and I have never seen one break, however, wood can certainly be broken, but so can synthetic stocks, and of that, I can attest!

I had a Browning (by Hatsan) synthetic stock that broke at the narrowest point of the wrist when I simply picked up the gun, one-handed at the grip! The weight of the portion of the gun forward of the wrist was enough to snap the stock! 

Since that day, I make it a point NOT to buy guns with synthetic stocks unless the stock is uniformly meaty enough to dispel my fears.
 
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