This thread really makes me wonder how anyone ever managed to hit the broad side of a barn before synthetic stocks came out. Yes my guns are tools and not for display but that doesn' t mean I want them to look like crap with a plastic looking stock either. Laminate is the best compromise I have found I wouldn' t have anything else. Properly finished they will handle as much weather as a composite and as for the extra weight, I' m a big boy and can handle it.

Frizzelr and DG, I' m with both of you on this one...way too much hype for " other than wood stocks " but a lot of people buy into it. I have never really had any problems with any of the three stocks, but I absolutely love the look of wood and no amount of arguing will change my outlook . I take very good care of my guns and don' t use them for boat paddles, crow bars or let them spend the night in a snowbank irregardless of their construction and it shows. I suppose you can dunk a ss syntetic stock rifle in a river and keep right on hunting with it ....right. I detest most factory synthetic stocks and their floppy foreends ...just a cheap way for the manufacturers to rack in more money since the price of walnut keeps going up up up. As far as better performance with a real hand laid up stock my buddy shoots a 270 win Model 70 SS with a very nice walnut stock from the factory, has had it about 8 years or so. He absolutely had to have a Mcmillan stock though and he went ahead and ordered one along with a 1 pcs custom floorplate and had it bedded... guess what it doesn' t shoot one iota better but he is out 600 bucks.

This is getting crazy everybody likes what they got thats good!


But why does the military snipers use synthetic?

Synthetic for hunting out in the real world in winter weather(snow - rain - freezing rain - climbing trees with em - and pushing thru the cut-overs and whips)where wood stocks take a beating from scratches and dampness.Laminates for target and varmint guns where weight and holding absolute zero are important,and weather doesn' t come too much into play.Great looking figured walnut in american and claro for guns to fondle, enjoy for years to come,and look great in your gun cabinet.

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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!

Wood or Laminate are my choices

I love the beauty of the wood and the easy maint. of a synthetic, never had a laminated stock but i do want one.

Mykey, that is the difference between a $350 gun and a $750 gun from Remington. Don' t forget the ADL is their lowest quality line. Now don' t get me wrong I also have bought a synthetic ADL in 257 Roberts, just couldn' t pass it up.

I love the look and feel of a wood stock; but lets face it, synthetic and laminated is more practical and it can take a beating, but I think that a laminated stock will be my next one.

Synthetic all the way , I hate replacing stocks .