browning laminate sl

anyone  here  shooting the new browning sporter laminate  ?   would appreciate your  comments      ,    they look  a decent buy !

FWIW there is a review of the gun in the current issue of ‘The Field’.

the bit that caught my eye was the assertion that the laminate stock somehow reduces felt recoil.

I have never shot a gun of any kind with a laminate stock - so the idea intrigues me..........

squimp said:

FWIW there is a review of the gun in the current issue of ‘The Field’.

the bit that caught my eye was the assertion that the laminate stock somehow reduces felt recoil.

I have never shot a gun of any kind with a laminate stock - so the idea intrigues me..........

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I would be surprised if it did. I assume it’s lighter than wood, so should be worse!

Will Hewland said:

I would be surprised if it did. I assume it’s lighter than wood, so should be worse!

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reviews are saying its heavier than wood   ?   8lb 4ozs       so like you  I need  proof on the recoil  !! 

Doctor Lecter said:

reviews are saying its heavier than wood   ?   8lb 4ozs       so like you  I need  proof on the recoil  !! 

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Oh well, if it’s heavier, should be lower recoil..

Its all marketing BS really. Anything to sell a gun. You either like the laminate or not. Its still a 525. 

MJJ said:

Its all marketing BS really. Anything to sell a gun. You either like the laminate or not. Its still a 525. 

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adj comb too   I like that option  and  steel shot proof .

Really inexpensive sturdy woods dyed and used for stocks are heavy to start with.  The bonding resins are reportedly heavier than the wood as well.  Makes a marginally heavier stock.  BFD.  Way easy to lighten stocks.  Lam stocks have been around for decades and have a rep for warp/crack free and sturdy if you don't mind the way they look.  

When all the walnut is gone Laminate stocks will be the norm.

Winchester Select had the exact same Laminate stock and I don't see many around.

Not my thing on a shotgun, if not walnut I prefer synthetic.

Was told they can be difficult to repair without it being visible.

Each to their own, but don't fall for the marketing twaddle it's still only a 525.

Figgy said:

When all the walnut is gone Laminate stocks will be the norm.

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By the time that happens sporting guns will be history unless there is a Kalashnikov event of some kind like the events in the Mid East currently