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Thread: Cocobolo Soon to be Extinct??
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12-08-2014, 04:25 PM #1
Cocobolo Soon to be Extinct??
Was just informed by a custom grip maker that the snazzy Cocobolo grips I wanted for my S&W 629 would be no longer available.
Seems the government has put Cocobolo on the endangered list.
I don't think this is extremely recent news, but it seems the repercussions are being felt now (i.e I'm not getting those Cocobolo grips, that's for sure).
Anyway, just a heads up if you think you may want a set of scales in this excellent wood anytime in the future.
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12-08-2014, 05:02 PM #2
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Thanked: 19yes it is a pretty wood, I have a supply of it and cant use it any more due to becoming allergic to the dust from working it, 629 is a fine choice, I have a few of the 29's but I bought an anaconda by colt and the smiths sit in the safe now. you should see my anaconda with curly maple target grips.
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12-08-2014, 05:07 PM #3
If you can afford it get the finest gun stock wood money can buy Turkish Walnut there's no accident the worlds finest gunmakers Purdey Holland & Holland use it for their stocks. Turkish Wood Blanks - Rifle Blanks Page
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12-08-2014, 05:10 PM #4
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Thanked: 2027Is not just COCO, are alot of woods that have put on the no longer can import anymore list.
Thats why I collect wood.CAUTION
Dangerous within 1 Mile
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12-08-2014, 05:19 PM #5
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Thanked: 2027Heres a pce of Lignum Vitae, the real deal I bought last yr,40ish lbs,You cannot find this stuff anymore.
CAUTION
Dangerous within 1 Mile
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12-08-2014, 05:25 PM #6
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12-08-2014, 05:26 PM #7//Magnus
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12-08-2014, 06:22 PM #8
That stinks, because I love cocobolo!
We have no control of what other people do or say to us, but we have control to how we REACT !! GOD BLESS
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12-08-2014, 06:35 PM #9
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12-08-2014, 06:38 PM #10
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