I held a G33/40 last week that was a work of art, can't fault anyone for going that way if they want. I would have bought that rifle for 6 bills in a heart beat, stock length be damn.

I just shipped a HVA smll ring to CAS to be laid into a McMillan Sako Hunter pattern with edge. For cheap the HVA has a whole lot to offer with much of the work already done to it. However $600 for you got is a screaming deal. For what it's worth I've been picking up the HVA for ~$300 for barreled action.

I would have no trouble with a #2 in .270. Also thought that the weight savings of a G33/40 was close to 8 oz. over a standard large ring? Is that not right, 3 doesn't seem like enough.