Would you kindly share some of your knowledge about wood?
I have recently acquired two nice walnut replacement stocks for two of my shotguns. This is really nice walnut. One of the stocks being replaced is a factory birchwood (or is it beechwood) stock. I may hang on to this stock and swap it now and then for field use, as it is a true utility piece. It seems to be denser than the walnut, but quite unhandsome.
Is birch a better wood for use as a gunstock, in terms of resistance to moisture, rot, abuse, etc...?
Thanks...
I have recently acquired two nice walnut replacement stocks for two of my shotguns. This is really nice walnut. One of the stocks being replaced is a factory birchwood (or is it beechwood) stock. I may hang on to this stock and swap it now and then for field use, as it is a true utility piece. It seems to be denser than the walnut, but quite unhandsome.
Is birch a better wood for use as a gunstock, in terms of resistance to moisture, rot, abuse, etc...?
Thanks...