The myth of plastic stocks enabling a rifle to shoot straighter has taken over our society. Manufacturers did everything they could to promote vacuum cast materials because they don't require much craftsmanship or cost. Off course, that should lead to more inexpensive guns (to some extent it has) but it has further reduced the gunmakers craft making it closer to building toys. I have a few black guns and some that I have replaced plastic with wood but my taste will always be something like this. When some future 4th generation grandson of mine gets it, he will know his great, great, great, grandfather was a classy guy.