I absolutely love a nice piece of Walnut or fancy other wood on a rifle!! While I have a couple of synthetic stocked rifles, they are strictly utilitarian, and are as ugly as mud fences. I have a couple of Laminates, which I also think are attractive, but a naturally figured Walnut stock is a thing of beauty. I have several nice pieces of wood on rifles, and have been known to buy a whole rifle just to acquire the lumber on it. Regards Eagleye