RE: Wood or Synthetic
 

I love wood stocks, just something about the feel of wood in my hands and against the cheek.:D

RE: Wood or Synthetic
 

This of course is a personal opinion. I think synthetic is cheap looking and ugly. I use to love plain 'ol wood with a high luster sheen with some nice checkering, however my taste has changed, I now love the laminate stocks. I think they look really great and perform very well, best of both worlds.

RE: Wood or Synthetic
 

Wood by far looks better, however, the synthetic last nearly forever. The syntheitc is very loud, especially in brush. You may consider (if you a little money sitting around) the HS Precisions syntheitic (it comes on the remington varmints and senderos). I recently bought (and sold) a rem 700 varmint that came with one and loved it. it has the solid feel of a syntheic however it is as quiet as a wood for some reason.