Stimpy, I like the synthetic cause I'm out in any kind of weather. During the MN season in 2000 I deer hunted in the rain for 4 days. Though I might add a Hornet or 5.56 and then I'd possibly elect to go wood as it would be a paper plinker. And yes I looked at your "painted ladies" in a pic you posted when I was just a lurker here.
Cookieman, Those synthetic stocks are great for midwest weather and are not as "slippery" as the shiny pallet wood. I really like the Tracker with a scope and so does my son. We paid H&R for the rails and then it cost us $15 for our smith (a retired guy) to drill and tap each, and he even put the rails on for us. I had four done and a relative had two done. Now my son, son-in-law, and daughter all hunt with scoped Tracker II's.
The Topper has a synthetic butt stock and black painted wooden forend that came from Numrich. The forend fits the older slimline barrels they used at that period.