A couple years ago I would have called these walnut. Not the usual coloring or grain but Goncalo nonetheless. What was really surprising is the weight. They are not heavy in the hand like most Goncalo stocks I have. Actually I weighed two other sets of "cokes" and this one. My two other sets weigh over 1600 grains and this set weighs 1210 grains, all with the screw. I'm wondering if the earlier stocks were more apt to be lighter color, maybe in an effort to look closer to walnut? These were much lighter colored before I gave them a drink of oil and I also added a little color to right panel (on the gun) as it was much lighter than the left.
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