this channel is by far the most informative about hunting subject matter and hunting firearms that i have found, Thank you!

We're coming onto 3 years since this video was published, but the information contained is timeless. I always find myself returning to reference it and learning something new each time. Thank you Desert Dog for your well thought out presentations.

Walnut is a very static wood once it has cured. Properly cured and finished walnut stocks are quite weather resistant. Some of the things one can do to make the walnut stock more weather resistant is pull the recoil pad and action and seal the wood completely. I use boiled linseed oil and furniture wax, a light coat rubbed in well is all you need.

Really like your videos and presentation style. Well done.

EXCELLENT VIDEO! Love your channel. More please.

Wow! Another great informative video. Thanks Desert Dog!

Great video!

Great video. Thank you for this information.

Good presentation about the least appreciated component of the rifle. No matter how nice your rifle and scope are, a less than comfortable stock can reduce your enjoyment level from fantastic to "I'm ready to go to the house!" This discrepancy grows worse as the perceived recoil increases. While a poorly designed 22lr stock can be aggravating, a junk stock used with a 300 Magnum or larger can be painful, especially after a number of rounds at the range. I really liked your description and display of the various stocks used today with easily understood comparisons and explanations of the different stocks. Another well thought out video, good work, Sir!

Thanks very much for sharing your vast array of stocks and knowledge about the pros and cons of each one. I had a spinal cord injury when I was a young man, and my arms don’t reach as far as before because my triceps aren’t working...yet. For this reason, I’m partial to the 'At One' stocks that Boyd’s makes. They have the two adjustable features most important to me: length of pull; and height of comb. I have been able to put together a very nice 10/22 that’s capable of hammering nails out to 200 yards-it’s far more accurate than I am. I’m currently waiting for my 2nd 'At One' to arrive, which will be home to my Tikka T3x Lite .223. For $215 US, ($15 less for most of them), Boyd’s is hard to beat. I was hoping that you’d have good things to say about laminate stocks. Very informative and interesting video, thanks a bunch.👍🏼👍🏼

Good video. I love the European stocks on my CZ rifles.

Great video as usual.

I can really appreciate the time you take Desert Dog, to explain the basics as well as the high level information. Ive watched this video several times now and have since gone to the gun shops and can look at a gun’s stock and identity the mfg’s intended use for that firearm. Whether it is intended to be equipped with a scope, if its a hard kicking caliber, a good stock for hunting vs the bench, etc. Better yet I can see if the stock does NOT match what I want to do with that particular rifle. Thats helpful if I really like the gun, but would have to shell out extra money for a different stock.

A wealth of knowledge, well shared. Perry Pappous

Nice video my friend, I like Monte Carlo and California stocks a lot. I do have a couple custom rifles with classic style but their combs are considerably higher than most factory stocks. Keep up the good work!

The wood stocks are a work of art to the gun. I've made them from walnut and one from cherry

Good video. Some good information.

Good video.

Totally agree on the bedding. My Browning X-Bolt All Weather laminate stock is securely glass bedded from the factory. And the free floating of the barrel is perfectly symmetrical all the way around. As a result, it shoots .39 MOA with a factory Barnes ammunition. Great job, Miroku!

Excellent content sir! Glad to see youwntion my favorite rifle the Ruger No.1 I would love if you did an episode about the Ruger No.1 and maybe perhaps some other single shot hunting rifles. Anyways keep up the awesome videos and happy hunting!

Good information and btw excellent 401 or 351 SL @4:55

Good stuff!

Absolute truth, not many folks left that really know gunsmithing most are bolt on specialist if you find a good one ya better stick with him or clone him cause when he's gone your in trouble if you cant do it yourself.

Did not know the California was a distinct variation of the Monte Carlo. I like the Monte Carlo, so I need to try the California.

how do you not have more subscribers? I like the intro music and audio, it sounds nostalgic.. Where are you from? I would guess Utah, Co, or NM. Thanks for all the videos!

Great info. Just wondering more about lever action

The Chico California area used to be the premier source for walnut for gunstocks. I think Turkey is a major source at present

The big advantage to wood is still that it can be custom. You can get cast, fit, and any design you like. But since most people do not know what a stock should be like, these are not really selling points. The British used to handle this nicely by telling their clients what they needed, and then giving it to them at the best quality. We actually live in a world where doing this again would easily be possible because CNC and CAD make it easy to turn out custom woodwork. And in a world where people will pay a fortune for chassis, they are used to paying for good work. But finding people one both ends of the sale who know what they are doing is the hard part.

Thank you for this very informative video. May I know if you have a done a video on bedding? Thank you.

I have a CZ 550 in 9.3x62 with a European stock. I was surprised how well it helped me deal with recoil

How about the Cherokee thumb hole stock...???

Cheekpiece! For years I've wondered what that part of a stock was called. Now, I know. Unfortunately, I'll never know what using one is like, for even though several of my rifles have them, I shoot left-handed, so the cheekpiece is on the opposite side. Way back in 1980 I had a Savage 110-CL. I sold it after a few years, and I just can't remember if it had a left-handed cheekpiece or not.

The two rifles that you use to do 75 percent of your hunting, what calibers are they?

I was wondering if my henry 30/30 even though two peice has more. Identifections to it

What are your pre 64s?

Do you have a website?

My 60 yr old 300 browning mag I love it many elk deer antilope grouse My friend just gave me a new gun case ha just opened after he died 1 yr later in it was a 338 mag BAR suprise Going to order a 375 H&H win mag to go on a Grizzly hunt hopefully

The stock is like the foundation of a house or the frame/chasis of a car. You can have all the fanciest gadgets and exotic materials, but if its built off a poor foundation it means nothing.

Walnut is not an expensive wood. I do my own stock work, and build everything under the sun with wood and composites, and have for 40 years. I also worked in a gun store at one point. A lot of stores have a piece of wood, or several pieces of wood hanging around (well they did in the day), and it will be extraordinary, with a huge price tag associated with it. Cross the street to the wood store, and you will find huge pieces of the same wood for pennies on the dollars being asked at a gun store. It reminds me of when I used to build guitars, you could go into a music store selling quality product like Taylor, and when I was doing it 20 years ago, there would be an upcharge of 500 dollars for the rosewood body guitar. Maple would be maybe 100 more, and Mahogany was dead cheap. Guess which wood was on CITES, the mahogany. The maple would cost me 150 a set for the back and sides, and my price on Indian rosewood was 40 dollars. That 500 upcharge on the 1500 dollar guitar, was easy money, and my base price was 4000 dollars, so I could grab even more. My point being that people who actually want wood these days, and the evidence is they don't much want it on rifles as they used to, don't seem to know how cheap it really is. In fact you can just look at what a stock costs retail, semi custom, unfinished. Walnut is cheaper than laminate.

I guess its straight? But its very comfortable and accurate for me

I was never a fan of the Weatherby aesthetic, and part of that was a highly shinny stock. But the idea of encapsulating the stock in epoxy is valid. You can get the features of a wood stock, then seal it so thoroughly that it will not move with weather changes. And it can look pretty much like an oiled stock. But you have to seal the whole thing, no exposed wood, not even where fitting go in.

Before anybody supports HS precision, remember they had an endorsement deal with Lon Horiuchi. The ATF goon who murdered Vicky Weaver.

Yeah man, that Cali stock is ugly as sin. Function before form, clearly. Thanks DD!

I was never a fan of the California stock or the Bavarian Stock

Caution: The California stock will cause your Rifle to shoot FAR LEFT every single time you pull the trigger, no matter what adjustments you make.... Hahaha!