Ram Line stocks any good?

[Jack]

Jon, if you want a 'light' synthetic stock, check carefully to make sure the synthetic actually is lighter. Some are no lighter than a factory wood stock. They might be lighter than a laminated, but not by much.
The fiberglas stocks (rather than injection molded plastic) made by Brown, McMillan, Bansner, etc, are definitely lighter than a factory wood stock, but they are not cheap.

[Gil Martin]

Jon,
I have a few guns with synthetic stocks and they are OK. I cannot comment on synthetic stock brands. My preference is for good looking wood. Just the idle thoughts of an idle fellow. All the best...
Gil

[jon lynn]

I am pretty sure I will stick with JRS, unless an Uber offer comes along.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

I have a ram line on my Swedish mauser sporter......it was a good deal, price wise, and I've had no problems with it. However, she's not the prettiest girl at the dance.........

[PJgunner]

Ramlines are not pretty but they are tough and functional. I have a few, one on a .338 Win. Mag., another on a .308 that happens to be sub MOA. Another is on a Ruger M77 chambered to the .375/338 magnum and it's holding up beautifully.
CHeck out this site. http://www.cdnninvestments.com/ma98laristac.html
I have a couple of those stocks on Mausers and they have a much better feel than the Ramline. They take a bit more work but I much prefer them. I have a bunch of FN Mausers in .30-06 and I'm thinking of ordering a few more of those stocks to use on them. They do not feel as clubby as the Ramlines.
I had to do a bit of altering internally on the ones I have and then glass bedding work but when a box stock J.C. Higgins Model 50 shoots factory ammo into .50 to .75", one cannot gripe about the stock.
But if the Ramline is what you want, go for it. Either one works just fine. I have somewhat small hands so the Butler Creek fits me better and doesn't feel as clubby to me, thus that's my choice.
Paul B.

[PJgunner]

OOPS! My bad. They say they won't fit military Mausers. BUMMER!
Well. my J.C. Higgins are commercial FN Mausers and the Mark X and Remington 798's are clones of my FN's made by Zastava and I still had to mess with the bedding. Come to think of it, even those Charles Daly's were made by Zastava. I'm thinking if the screw holes in the floorplate match the commercial Mark X type, you might still get away with it. Sorry though as I didn't mean to mislead you.
Paul B.