I like the look of the laminate stainless also. The Remington 700 Mtn LVSS is very sharp looking as well as the Ruger laminated stainless. Have you handled them all or just seen internet pics? Maybe it's just me but my M77 stainless synthetic looks very far away from cheesy? Now the SPS, that's another story. Why would they ever replace the stock they had on the ADL with that?!?!?! Good rifle none the less. I can't stand the looks or the feel of the Tikka T3 lite but are supposedly the best value (not just cause their ad says so).