I had a HS on my long action and it was the best Savage rifle I put together. I had a Proof prefit in 7 mag on it with a Sav 2 trigger. It shot just as well as my other rifles. Just was missing the finer points of discerning tastes, lol. I put the barrel on a Nucleus action and sold it to a buddy. Groups were identical to my ugly lovable Savage.It's in a Keystone (similar to a Boyds sporter style) that I want to move another action into. This is for a .338 RUM build. I forgot HS makes a LA stock.
Honestly, the GRS look is appealing simply because it is weird. Its like seeing liver on a menu in a restaurant. If it's on there, its good or they wouldn't bother. I suspect that stock is really easy to get behind.
Jeremy
after shooting this I made a few mods to the stock grip. The way the stock is set it makes your thumb wrap around the grip rather than resting your thumb on the tang. There is a knob that prevents resting on the tang and creates more trigger reach. I filed this down on the grip and added some JB weld to the wrap part of the trip to make it very natural for my friends that will try this gun to ensure a proper grip. The jb weld was covered with Stealth strip tape for a comfortable thumb rest.Finally done rebuilding with my xbolt hells canyon LR in 300wsm in the GRS Bifrost. Have not been able to shoot it yet but it is very comfortable for an adjustable stock at sub $600 especially for an xbolt with limited aftermarket options. Gun is 9.0 lbs before suppressor and optic but including bag rider. All in before bipod and magazine 12lbs 9oz.