what style of hunting you do? Shot from a ladder stand, climber stand, shooting box, do you stalk or still hunt? My "long range" hunting gun weights 14 lbs, my other guns are around 5 to 8 lbs I guesstimate. I hunt with shooting boxes at the power lines where shots could be at 300 to 400 max. Good thing is all I have to walk is maybe 900 yds to some of these stand but I could drive if I wanted all the way down to most of them so the 14 lbs are not too hard to bare. If I am using a climber I take the lighter guns. Boyds stocks should be good enough especially if you can bed them yourself which is a very easy thing to do.

If it is a hunting gun and you will be stalking or still hunt then I dont see why you need a B&C medalist unless you really like it looks. If this is going to be a long range target gun then I can see the need. BUT all above is my opinion.