While I will always prefer wood stocks, rubber does have advantages. Perhaps because I am younger, I find that some types of rubber grips don't look too bad on an older gun. For example, Pachmayr Presentation grips look nice on an older revolver, and give it a nice 70s period police look. They are basically rubber versions of target stocks.

However, the last pair I bought ten years ago, were not of the same quality as old Pachmayr grips. They were a tad softer, and had so much flash on them I had to break out my hobby knife. I wish Lyman would make them with the same quality that Hogue does with their rubber stocks.