I was very close to just getting a Boyd's Pro Varmint stock as a stop gap until I could afford a chassis system for my Savage HH.

I started looking at pictures of precision rifles today, and the more I looked at the plain jane simple stocks on rifles, the more it appealed to me. It seems to be the best of both worlds, you can do decent bench/prone shooting with a sandbag, and shoot from your shoulder if you ever wanted to go hunting or hiking.

The Hogue stock seems to fit that bill perfectly. The rubberized grip makes it comfortable, simple look, light, and comes with it bedded.

The issue is that I know that Hogue stocks have a reputation for flexing and touching the barrel. I was considering a Remington 700 until I saw that the fore grip would flex on it (was one of many reasons I decided to go with Savage).

So, anyone have experience with the Hogue stock with the full aluminum bedding? Does it flex? Do they suck in general? Will it help with accuracy over the factory tupperware stock or would I do better just painting that stock black and calling it a day (I don't want to spend unneeded money, I'll sink that into ammo if need be) I like the look, but Im not willing to sacrifice even 0.1 MOA for looks, I want the rifle accurate first and absolute foremost.