I am going to have to say I don' t care for either one. Synthetics are just too...I don' t know, fake I guess. Most just feel flimsy to me. Wood is ok but some of the factory stocks are like 2X4' s and tend to warp at times. What I do like is the best of both words. Give me a laminate stock any day. All but 2 of my rifles have laminate stocks and I really like them. The other 2 will get restocked in the future.