Hello all! Hope everybody had a Merry Christmas.
I'd like to make my 197 mini a little more "tactical" but not "tacticool." Long range plans include accustrut, mag release and AFG, which I've never used but seems slick. I'm not a huge fan of hanging a bunch of stuff on my rifle, but maybe a light would be nice.
I like wood more than synthetic, but the thought of drilling holes in my wood stock makes me throw up in my mouth. I think I'm going to start with a new or used stock. With the 55-ish deal Midway is having on the synthetic stocks now, I can get one of those for roughly the same as a used wood stock from Numrich's.
My gut tells me I should go the Hogue route. Will it be easier to mount the bottom rail for the AFG on the hogue vs the wood stock?
Basically just looking for affirmation that the synthetic stock is the right path to follow. If someone has done the AFG on wood I'd be interested in hearing about that as well.
Thanks!
Joe
I'd like to make my 197 mini a little more "tactical" but not "tacticool." Long range plans include accustrut, mag release and AFG, which I've never used but seems slick. I'm not a huge fan of hanging a bunch of stuff on my rifle, but maybe a light would be nice.
I like wood more than synthetic, but the thought of drilling holes in my wood stock makes me throw up in my mouth. I think I'm going to start with a new or used stock. With the 55-ish deal Midway is having on the synthetic stocks now, I can get one of those for roughly the same as a used wood stock from Numrich's.
My gut tells me I should go the Hogue route. Will it be easier to mount the bottom rail for the AFG on the hogue vs the wood stock?
Basically just looking for affirmation that the synthetic stock is the right path to follow. If someone has done the AFG on wood I'd be interested in hearing about that as well.
Thanks!
Joe