Jim,
I have seen the wood stocks, they are pretty nice. Jim Eutsler did a review of the X50 here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m73ieDftlqQ 1500 FPS is only achieved with super light weight pellets and these tend to damage the gun.
To be honest if you want a gun with a lot of power id go with Benji super streak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_USje...feature=relmfu
At least you will get Crosmans awesome customer service. I have no idea how Stoeger handles problems.
Both of these are very powerful .177 guns. Can I ask what you want one for ?
Dave