RE: synthetic vs wood
I agree with all said but would add, don't buy a cheap synthetic stock. Ruger makes or did make a synthetic that is totally worthless. It will flex around the barrel and touch the barrel in different places depending on how you hold it, thus blowing your accuracy all to hell. I now have Hoag pillar bedded stock on my ruger and its a nail driver. With the original ruger synthetic it shot terrible groups. Good luck.