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Wow - where'd that come from? I carried a wood stocked M-14 for 17 months in combat - including fording rivers, monsoon rains and at least one typhoon and warping was never an issue. My rifle always hit what I aimed at; that's why I kept it.

I never heard anybody complain about "warping" with either the birch or the walnut stock.

I never wanted or carried the fiberglass stock because it was a heavy pig. The government only went to fiberglass to save money because hardwood was getting too expensive to find and maintain.

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Me, circa 1966 with my M-14, serial number 188366. Just back from a security patrol and a half hour firefight. My last magazine is in the weapon.

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my reports come from two Army infantry officers, both of whom served two tours in S Vietnam.