If you've ever had a rain-soaked walnut stocked rifle shift its POI 6" at 100 yds you would appreciate synthetics. I used to diligently verify POI before every hunting season - or trip. This ritual inevitably led to needed corrections. I continued the drill for years after I was using synthetic stocks on 700s and 77s. It dawned on me that I had never needed to make any adjustments (like 6 different rifles). So I no longer check them.....unless they've been dropped. Heresy, I suppose.
Stainless advantages vs blued steel are far, far less important - if they're matter at all. BTW, stainless will rust.
Veering OT, I've never been much of a Weatherby rifle person, but my son's 5.75# Mk5 UL .243 WCF is a .75 MOA gun.......even groups 70 and 100 gr bullets in the same place! I've never seen anything like it.
I still enjoy taking my '06 Model 54 with peep into the woods. If I use the G&H side-mounted Hensoldt its a 1.25 MOA gun.....all day. Not bad for 1934.
Sam
