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What grade wood is this?

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Fancy! Individual builders may grade woods differently. The top rifle is what I received when I asked for "plain"; on the bottom is #2 out of 4 grades. So yes, fancy.



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Yeah, there's a certain "eye of the beholder" in grading wood.
 
There does seem to be a fascination with the stripes; but a nice, plain, handsome, muzzleloader has it's own appeal.
much truth in this!
i find myself conscious of protecting my higher figured guns, sometimes to the point of interfering with accuracy. dings in my plain guns are badges of memories. dings in my fancy grades produce anguish. just me.
 
for stripes I too would say fancy, but grain runout through the wrist and lock area is my first criteria in choosing a stock. Based on the stripe angle in the wrist and butt it's probably minimal.
 
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