Rails look ugly on a nice rifle. They are ok on a plastic stock rifle, I guess.
Yeah maybe, but I put looks second to dependable accuracy and ease of a good fit. I love my rails. I have three rifles with rails, an AR of course, an old '66 model 70 Non CRF, and an old style Savage 110 7 mag. These rifles shoot good and I don't have to worry about POI shifting. They're solid as a rock.