About the stocks. The synthetic stocks put on production grade rifles don't hold a candle to a good walnut stock. My take on the whole 'synthetic stocks are more accurate' attitude that people have is that they can be more more accurate if made right, and made very stiff. manufacturers have used synthetic stocks because a plastic injection molded stock is much cheaper to make than a walnut one, and they can claim that it doesn't have any of the disadvantages of wood, yet can charge the same price and therefore make more profit on the gun. A synthetic stock worth owning will usually cost as much as a new remington 700 itself, the plastic stocks I've seen on factory made hunting rifles as far less than inspiring. So, Bigcountry, I won't be sending you any walnut stocks to burn, and I sue won't burn them myself