Most guys apparently hate wooden extensions, but they don't bother me so much. Gives me a gun that I can shoot and hunt with, and still enjoy looking at. And I can take close-up photos of the gun with a bird or two, and crop the out the extension.

Much better than a 2" pad IMO.

Sure, I would rather have full length original wood. But for 2-4K, I can live with the splice, and instead buy another gun.