Just thought i should add an update to your thread westy about my experience with my GRS stock
When i fitted it up for the pics in the thread linked here i didn't torque the action up fully.
A little while later i was setting the rifle up to shoot. i fitted the GRS stock and torqued the action screws to 20"lbs then reset the torque wrench to 35"lbs, a figure i use on other stimber stocks. as i tensioned the screws i could clearly hear the laminated ply stock compressing, a gentle cracking noise like when you chew on a damp paddle pop stick
given that the barrel is chambered in .284W shooting 180gr bullets i decided to have a gunsmith add some pillars and glass bed the action.
now here's where the story gets interesting. while working on the stock the gunsmith noticed a hairline crack near the pistol grip. he put the stock in the vice and used a small amount of pressure to check the stability of the crack. he told me he was shocked to see the crack open up before his eyes so he did the right thing and drilled down through the stock, across the crack and glued in a brass rod to prevent the pistol grip failing later on. makes me glad i made the decision to get the rifle to a gunsmith BEFORE i took it to the range to shoot it.
something to look at if you are planning on buying one is the angle of the pistol grip. both mine and my mates stocks (his is a Decima stock) have a weird grip angle on them, like if you grip it with your right hand it tends to cant the stock and if you keep the rifle level it seems to put your hand at an unusual angle. just something to be aware of. also NIOA has taken over distribution of them so i believe the prices have taken a little jump so shop around
Chronos
here's a bad pic of the crack and the assembled rifle sitting in it's Seb rest and rear bag and fitted with a Nightforce 12-42X56 illuminated reticule scope