[AZSherman]

Why was the metal mag well liner deleted??? Some of the early synthetic All Weather models had the liner, but now, none of them do. Why???

 

[Mengo]

I believe the early all-weather rifles had stocks made by Butler Creek, the early rifles had the stock reinforcements, in early advertisements you could clearly see the screws in the stock. They offered a blued/synthetic then too. These later ones are made by Hogue or styled after them. I don't think Ruger makes the stocks themselves, but are made under contract by someone else. Many of their handguns grips are made by a company called Lett. And I'm not too awful sure, but I've heard their hi-cap Mini mags were made under contract. Does anyone know?

 

[Mengo]

I imagine however it has everything to do with cost... If you can have a similiar styled stock made for less, drop one part and two screws, speed up assembly by just dropping the handguard liner in and then just snapping the rifle together...?

 

[cajungeo]

I believe the wood stocks still have the liner, and screws. If you have a good fiberglass stock, the Stock reinforcement is not needed. The wood is so thin, it needs to be reinforced with the metal. It may have taken a few years before someone in Engineering decided, "hey lets do away with it and save a couple dollars per unit."

 

[Zydeco76]

I dont like the factory wooden stock. I even found a chip out of it iside the magwell area. I just ordered a choate from brownells. (anyone ever hear anything about these) I could'nt find hogue. I also was leary of the rubber over mold. Sounds good but have'nt tried one. I have had a choate on an sks and it worked. I know nothing about bedding except what I have read on this board.

 

[cajungeo]

If you click on the search button (upper right) and enter Hogue, or bedding, or Choate stock, many related posts will come up, on those subjects. Midway, Midsouth, and Natchez usually carry Hogue stocks. I like my Hogue.