Sounds like fly tying discussions. Traditional only feathers and hair or modern equivalents. And the old bamboo vs carbon fiber rod arguments. :) And those of us in the middle who do both.

I like wood laminate or fiberglass stocks, modern scopes and stainless barrels on my precision stuff. Then there is the Garand, Mauser C96 and a 20's SxS shotgun.

When I modified the stock on my 12BVSS to have an adjustable cheek piece I covered the cheek piece in leather :)