Both have their place and I love good wood.
To be concise...I'd say wood for fondling, and synthetic for hard hunting.
Let's not talk about fondling our wood....
I really do enjoy the looks of a beautifully grained wood stock that has been finished well. They simply are wonderful to look at and to shoot - no doubt to that. I have enjoyed the wood-stocked firearms i own and have many good memories with them on successful hunts.
However, when i'm crawling up to a vantage point where i hope to see the buck i'm hunting i wouldn't want that beautifully stocked rifle along with me as i drag/carry it along the ground. Service in Division taught me more than ever before that my rifle is an implement and tougher implements serve better than fragile ones.
Beautifully stocked rifles are kinda like having a beautiful lingerie model in my infantry squad....i'd be distracted by thoughts of fondling her instead of killing the enemy.
