Steel and wood?

[slowsociopath01]

Always feel like I've got a toy gun with a modern plastic and composite. Most of my rifles are surplus,and my primary hand gun is a gp 100 357 just because It fits and it's shiny( also being a revolver helps)

 

[AStone]

"Always feel like I've got a toy gun with a modern plastic and composite."

I remember my toy guns. They're the ones I started with at 4.
(I wanted one at 3, but my parents said, "Not til your 4!"

The feel of that plastic stock burned into my mind,
so that 61 years later, I still seek plastic
in addition to wood.

 

[Kame B.]

Love the steel and wood. I was in the market for a left handed bolt action ruger american rifle in .223, but they dont make any that come with a wood stock. So I took my money and seriously upgraded my 20 year old mini 14. While I was at it I decided to refinish to stock also.

 

[bannockburn]

Truly vintage steel and wood would be my Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen.




Of more recent manufacture but from a bygone era would be my Traditions .50 Hawken muzzleloader (assembled and finished from a kit), and my Rossi Model 92.

 

[stubbicatt]

1905 Winchester High Wall in 32-40. Double set triggers, windage adjustable front sight, elevation adjustable vernier on rear. Throated for breach seating. Really sweet shooting rifle.

 

[The Exile]

Are you implying there was ever another option? People who appreciate true craftsmanship know what's what.

 

[200Apples]

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Steel and wood?

Blue and walnut, Browning 92 .44 - Parkerizing and cocobolo, Springfield .45





Howa-made-for-Smith & Wesson Model 3000





Marlin 1894CS357

 

[benEzra]

Tell us of your favorite old school firearm of steel and wood, devoid of plastic and aluminum.

I don't have it anymore (had to sell it in 2012 to fund a housing deposit), but of all the guns I've ever had to sell, I miss this one the most:

 

[forward observer]

Posted in the past, but worth adding:

Miroku/Winchester 1895 in 30-06. limited run takedown model with color case hardened receiver and premium wood.

 

[bannockburn]

forward observer

That's an absolutely beautiful marriage of wood and steel! Thanks for sharing.

 

[MountainBear]

It isn't good walnut and blued steel, but it's still wood and steel.



Seems like a shame to let such a good thread wither and die...

 

[AStone]

^ Fine rifle w/ a scout scope.

 

[johnnydollar]

CZ-527 carbine in 7.62 x 39mm. One sweet shooter.

 

[Tinpig]

Yeah, I really like some of my blued steel and walnut guns:













Thing is, I really like my AR, too.



Tinpig

 

[Chuck R.]

I appreciate both, steel & wood, and the synthetic stuff depending on use:













Chuck

 

[ROAshooter]

wood and steel

wood and steel have warmth and a soul.....plastics are artificial....cold and soul less.....

 

[Offfhand]

Mannlicher 6.5X54, Lyman Alaskan in G&H QD mount

 

[GunnyUSMC]

My rusted HiPower after a little work.

 

[Hammer059]

I might only be 23, but I've always liked steel and wood since I was a wee lad. Currently in love with my recently acquired series 80

Yeah, I know, my basement's a mess.

 

[AStone]

May I wax poetic?

Take a deeper -- if minor -- philosophical tangent?

<ahem>

What, exactly, is it about wood and steel that appeals to us so strongly?

Yes, of course, I have an opinion. But I'll let others speak first ..

 

[Offfhand]

Lots of wood and metal

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Steel & Wood

 

[MilsurpShooter]

Does that answer the question? lol

Top to bottom:
Uberti Walker Repro
Pietta 1851 Brass Frame
Springfield 1903a3
Stevens single Shot 16 Gauge
K31
1896/11 Schmidt Rubin
Mosin Nagant 91/30 PU sniper variant
Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, microgroove Barrel
Sino-Soviet SKS
1897 Winchester Trench Gun
Savage Model 7 .22
1884 Springfield Trapdoor
Yugo M48a Mauser
Left vertical: Ithaca 37
Vertical Right: Ithaca Saddle gun and a Winchester 04a

 

[stubbicatt]

May I wax poetic?

Take a deeper -- if minor -- philosophical tangent?

<ahem>

What, exactly, is it about wood and steel that appeals to us so strongly?

Yes, of course, I have an opinion. But I'll let others speak first ..

The blued metal is "cold" and the wood is "warm." It is a nice set of contrasts. Figured wood adds the dimension of depth, as does rust blued steel. So in aesthetic terms piano finished wood on rust blued steel is the best visual aesthetic.

In use, wood is also more pleasant to touch, as is polished steel.

Lastly there is an element of hand fitting which, near as I can tell, cannot be duplicated with CNC or moulded plastics. Properly prepared steel is smooth and shiny where it needs to be, rounded and nice to the touch where it needs to be, and if matted or checkered, also takes on the proper texture both for reflection/refraction and in the tactile sense.

 

[justin22885]

i really like the "steel and wood" on an AK when its done.. if youve ever seen a milled AK, slow rust blued with new refinished wood furniture they can be incredibly gorgeous.. capable of a level of beauty the AR will NEVER achieve with anodizing