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I really do not find them ugly - I find them functional especially in the weather that I hunt in.

For show, I would much rather have a beautiful wood stock on the gun, but I am not sure I would want to submitt it to the wear and tear of hunting in the rain, snow, sun and cold.

Ah, but back to your question - expense is the key factor in my mind. We all look for the best deal we can get and a rifle with a synthetic stock is going to cost less.

Further, I the Texas Hunter was right on track with his comments.Although in a wood stock you really do not have to float the barrel but you would have to do a bedding job.