It wasn' t my intention to stir up a hornets nest if thats what i did with this stock post. I was just curious to what everyone uses. Like i said already all my rifles have wood stocks with the exception of my latest addition which is a remington 700 adl with a synthetic stock that i got at a real deal from a friend. I personally don' t like this stock so i' ll be ordering something either wood or laminate to go on it. I don' t have anything with a laminate stock on it so i' m leaning towards that for this rifle. This is only my opinion but i think remington could have done a little better with the syn stocks on the adl models. It looks cheap, feels flimsy, and reminds me of plastic. I took the recoil pad off the other day just messing around and couldn' t believe the stock is hollow, i guess they did this for cost reduction or to make the gun lighter. I have several friends who have the remington vs and the sendero and they feel and look much better. I' m sure there are other sythetics out there that are really nice but give me wood anytime. I don' t abuse my guns but they are all hunting tools and treated as such and i hunt in every kind of weather,rain,snow,heat,cold and have never had a problem with the wood. As for the added weight of wood i also like that because it makes my rifle feel more stable and solid in my hands. Everyone has an opinion and like i said this is only mine so whatever you shoot or use if your happy with it then i say thats all that matters ! God Bless!