As to laminated stocks; yes, I have one (only one) and it is an early production “Ed Plummer Era” .500 AHR. Cursory look and one would not know it was laminated. It is 5 ply with center 3 ply a total 15mm wide and the outsides have look and figure just as you would expect with a normal wood stock. Almost not noticeable a laminate.

The .500 AHR is basically a modernized .500 Jeff in a CZ550 action and thus far the stock has held up with no issues.
When I got it there were iron bars in the buttstock which I had replaced with mercury recoil reducers. Frankly I could not tell any real difference in recoil, either way it is quite enough thankyou.

As to synthetic stock….nope, never have, and like Tony probably never will…..

- Mike