Old 09-26-2009, 12:47 AM   #1
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Wood or PlasticBoth

Both Spanish Ladies are in 80-90%, CAI, $600. Both come with mags. Which would you prefer. I am leaning towards wood...
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Old 09-26-2009, 12:52 AM   #2
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You getting another one?

My plastic furnitured CAI doesn't have a slot for a sling in the buttstock. Has the eye up by the muzzle break. Haven't given a lot of thought as to how to remedy that. The forend doesn't have air holes and I wear a glove on that hand since it gets hot if you shoot a magazine or two pretty quickly. What you see is for show only. I may take that as a winter project to open them up.
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Old 09-26-2009, 02:54 PM   #3
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I better check that out too !!
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:37 PM   #4
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Get the wood furniture, Steve. Wood furniture brings the weight of the CETME up, but it simply feels so much better in the hands that to me it's worth it.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:43 PM   #5
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Always best to get Wood !!!
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Old 09-26-2009, 10:20 PM   #6
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You getting another one?

My plastic furnitured CAI doesn't have a slot for a sling in the buttstock. Has the eye up by the muzzle break. Haven't given a lot of thought as to how to remedy that. The forend doesn't have air holes and I wear a glove on that hand since it gets hot if you shoot a magazine or two pretty quickly. What you see is for show only. I may take that as a winter project to open them up.
I opened mine up and it helped a lot. I have a Tapco T-6 rear stock instead of the fixed plastic buttstock, though.
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Old 09-27-2009, 12:37 AM   #7
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I'm showing my ignorance here but, will the wood furniture alter the parts count and put us on the wrong side of the numbers game?

Where is a good place to get the wood?

How about the HK plastic? What effect will it have?
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Old 09-27-2009, 08:45 PM   #8
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I'm showing my ignorance here but, will the wood furniture alter the parts count and put us on the wrong side of the numbers game?

Where is a good place to get the wood?

How about the HK plastic? What effect will it have?
I got a set of US made wood stocks from a guy on Gunbroker. Do a search on CETME stocks. They're really nice.

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Old 10-23-2009, 05:17 PM   #9
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Get it with the wood on it. You can find plastic furniture dang near anywhere.
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Old 10-24-2009, 02:54 AM   #10
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I'm a plastic fan I like the wide handguard anyway. I have the HK collapsible stock, and a custom made wood grip.
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