We considered wooden components for the Duck Hunter but we quickly came to the conclusion that it would make it impossible to achieve the adjustments we wanted and actually of dubious benefit.  At the very least, the comb would have been plastic, at which point it doesn’t really matter if the stock is wood because no part of your body would actually be in contact with the wood.  The forend has another set of challenges. In order to fit the weight in the barrel, the forend side walls have to be too thin for wood to be a viable option.  3D printing has come on in leaps and bound in the last couple of years. If you have seen poor quality 3D prints in the past, please don’t let that be your vision of the Duck Hunter!  This is a premium product at an affordable price. We are incredibly proud of the quality of the fit and finish we have achieved, and all of our customers have been very pleasantly surprised to discover this for themselves when they open the box.  For the record, our lead designer is also an amateur acoustic guitar maker with a stash of beautiful exotic wood for future guitars and it was his decision to use 3D printing for the Duck Hunter rather than wood.