I know nothing about stocks but a friend told me that my accuracy would improve if I get rid of the wood stock. Something about the wood touching the barrel at the forend.
It all depends on the rifle in question. Some rifles like pressure points (barrel touching the stock). Some rifles like to be free-floated (barrel not touching stock).
My M77 Mk II shoots well free-floated, except for a left pressure point (generally considered a horrible situation - you want pressure from the bottom).
My M77 tang safety shoots extremely well with a fully bedded barrel (stock touching barrel for the entire length of the fore end).
My Mossberg 800 needs a free-floated barrel.
And, my Marlin XL7 needs pressure points.
... It all depends on the rifle in question.
If you like the wood stock, and want to keep it...
Have a gunsmith free-float the barrel in that stock. If accuracy goes to crap with the free-floated barrel, it's a piece of cake to have him build pressure points back up at the fore end.
If you don't care about the wood, go for the synthetic stock. Just be aware that you may suffer from an accuracy loss, rather than an improvement.
Or...
Boyd's stocks are free-floated from the factory. A good laminate keeps a more natural appearance, but provides the benefits of a synthetic stock (other than weight savings).
*I just wanted to note: My rifles should not be used to judge all M77s or M77 Mk IIs. They were only used as examples for the subject. Every rifle is different, even rifles of the same model and chambering.