I have the black synthetic and it's miles ahead of the low cost, low quality wood stock version. I can take this gun turkey hunting and it works just as well as the camo version. I have also used it for waterfowl and deer hunting in a pinch. I bought mine two years ago at Cabela's for $268 on sale and it came with a special recoil pad and fiber optic sight...by far the best hunting investment I have made.