Survivor/tamer stocks

[plumberroy]

I have played with both the suvivor stock set and  the tamer set. I find them  to short, and awkward to reach the hammer  and increase felt recoil.  On the other hand  I love the store arm fore arm. not for storage but it is hand filling and I like where the sling mounts
In my opinion a tamer 20 with a standard choate butt stock  and a store arm fore arm is a just about perfect woods bumming gun. What is your opinion?
Roy

[quickdtoo]

Haven't used a Tamer, but I don't care for the Survivor or its forend, traded mine after I tried it, just didn't like the feel, and have no desire to add more weight by storing stuff in it, I like light to carry firearms, anything I need to carry will be in my fanny pack.  For synthetic stocks, I love the new style checkered monte carlo and it's forend.

Tim

[Markus]

I voted hate'm they are just to short and ugly for me to carry around.

[TxGun]

Personally, I like the Survivor...a lot. I have Survivor stocks on 3 shotguns and will probably do more. The LOP on the Survivor is longer than that of the Tamer, of which I have also had a couple. The Tamer is far too short for me (35" sleeves), but the Survivor, though still a bit short, works OK. For a pure hunting shotgun (or rifle) though, I'd definitely go with a conventional stock.

[jeffcneal]

I'm with you on this one plumberroy.  I've got a Tamer 20 set up exactly the same way with the addition of a shell carrier on the butt and a light on the fore-end.  I don't care for the Survivor or Tamer buttstocks at all.

regards,
Jeff

[plumberroy]

I'm with you on this one plumberroy.  I've got a Tamer 20 set up exactly the same way with the addition of a shell carrier on the butt and a light on the fore-end.  I don't care for the Survivor or Tamer buttstocks at all.

regards,
Jeff

Mine earned its keep today
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,200689.0.html
Roy

[wreckhog]

Love em on recoil friendly calibers with short barrels and small scopes. That means no shotguns. A recoil pad can't be added easily. The pistol grip lets you support the gun with one hand, using the other hand just for pointing. Got to let your eye creep up. Different technique, but it works, just ask anyone that carries an M4.

[Daman]

I love them for my wife and sisters and kids I take out. I have a 410 Tamer all stainless. The kids love shooting it. Granted it kicks harder than my other 410 they can handle it a lot more comfortably. I want a survivor in 223 to leave in the boat or at the camp.

Daman

[myarmor]

I personally like both of them.
The Tamer is not really meant in my opinion to be held tight against the sholder like a normal stock, it's more in the lines of a "Snake Charmer" and better quality than them in my opinion. Short and compact they fill their role nicely.
The Survivor is nice too, tight grip, holds enough small goods to be useful as does the Forearm, if the recoil is too much, just slap on a Pad sleeve. The forearm is great for a shotgun and can be very versitile+light, but I don't like it for a centerfire as it flexes a lot.

They fill a need, and I would hate to see them discontinued 


-Aaron

[MSP Ret]

I had a Tamer and traded/sold it. I have several Survivors, hated them until I tried them and they slowly grew on me. They are very convienent and handy...I do like wooden stocks, a nice oil finished walnut is simply the best. I usually don't like synthetic stocks but the Survivor setup is great, at least I think so now....<><....