RE: thumb hole stock
i have a 300wsm with a thumbhole stock, and while it is comfortable and quick to shoulder, it is extremely heavy...i used it on and elk hunt last year and halfway up a mountain i was contemplating just shooting myself and dying quickly instead of dying of exhaustion and dehydration....if you do alot of drives, then go with the lightest stock you can find and if you need a quicker mount then shorten the stock by and inch or so