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So, you want to commission a wood and metal masterpiece, or maybe try your own hand at stockmaking.

A well-sealed walnut stock will stand up to most hunting conditions, though a wood stock is not as rigid or easy to produce as a synthetic stock. Many of the today’s wood stocks are plain looking, and the highly figured stocks come at a premium. Has the synthetic stock won after all?

Ruger has added a new wood stock variant to its popular Ruger American Rimfire line. The addition comes at the behest of customer demands. The stock is made from a hardwood blank in Newport, NH and mated to the .22 LR bolt-action in Mayodan, NC.

Perhaps the single most noticeable change in firearms over the last 15 to 20 years has been the proliferation of synthetic stocks. But are they a superior product?

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Stoeger introduces its M3000 Signature semi-automatic shotgun, featuring an upgraded wood stock, a nickel-plated engraved receiver, paired with a handsome glossed blued barrel.

Browning has introduced the long-awaited A5 Hunter 20-gauge. A beautiful wood-stocked classic, this 20-gauge autoloader is field-ready right out of the box.

Melinda Costanzo of North Reading, Mass., was sleeping in on a Saturday morning when loud noises downstairs awakened her. It didn't turn out to be quite what she thought.

Uncharacteristically cooperative weather meant it was time for Dave Campbell to have his first Cowboy Action shoot of the spring. Get the details here.