MPI makes good stocks too. If you want to know why the B&C, Hogue or any stock with an aluminum bedding block is a 2nd rate stock read this.
http://www.mpistocks.com/qanda.htm
None of the stocks I suggested earlier have the aluminum bedding block. There are 3 reasons to chose a synthetic stock over wood. These are the 3 goals Chet Brown and Gale McMillan set out to accomplish when they perfected the synthitic stocks back in the 70's
#1 increased strength.
#2 improve consistency in changing environmental conditions.
#3 reduce weight.
The cheaper stocks, especially the ones with the aluminum blocks in them meet criteria #1 and #2. But are actually MUCH heavier than a wood stock. If I don't want to reduce the weight of the gun then a laminated wood stock also meets criteria #1 and #2. And can do it for a fraction of the cost of a cheap synthetic. They aren't the greatest looking stocks, but most of the factory synthetics come closer to meeting all 3 criteria than the cheaper aftermarket stocks.
Then there is the construction. MPI, McMillan, Brown Precision and all the top line stocks hand laminate layers of fiberglass or kevlar cloth through the action area and grip to provide an extremely strong, lightweight and trim stock. They then use a milling machine to remove material for the action. This creates a much better fit than any stock that comes from a mold. The buttstock and forend have hand laminated shells with hollow cores that are filled with foam to reduce noise.
B&C uses fiberglass in their stocks, but it is chopped fiberglass, much like the insulation in your homes, that is mixed with plastic and poured into a mold. It is like comparing a sheet of plywood with a sheet of particle board. The original B&C Carbelite stocks were a joke. The newer Medalist stocks are much better and are serviceable. The aluminum block however greatly increases weight as well as limiting stock shape. All the stocks with aluminum blocks are chunky, thick and heavy.