re: Thoughts on this rifle

I would buy the B&C stock I mentioned above and pick up this action on sale. It would cost you $50 more than the one you linked. It is a .308 with the 20" heavy varmint barrel. If the recoil is too much in the 308 (it shouldn't be) shoot the reduced recoil loads from hornady, but truthfully with the heavier barrel the gun will have even less recoil (which weight shouldn't matter if you are hunting like most LA hunters in a box stand and not packing it).