I'm curious.  I have a 2002 sar 1 which came with a clearcoat laquer finish.  All in all, it's pretty nice and even.  Now, all I'm seeing at the gun shows is the "laminate" version.  From what I understand, my 2002 is solid wood??? and the laminate ones are a plywood type.  What are the advantages of each, and why can I only find the laminate ones right now?  Also, why are none of the laminate ones varnished or lacquered?  I'm wanting to pick up another sar 1, and I'm curious what the differences are?  Thanks for the help.

-TxAggie

You pretty much answered your own question. No real advantage to either type of stock set in my opinion, just depends on the look you want. Compared to the standard SAR wood, I prefer the laminate.