Considering the straight stock matches the splinter forend, I think it's just great. If having a pistol grip, then it needs a much larger, fatter beaver-tail forend, imho. This is due to the lower hold of a pistol grip as opposed to the higher hold of a straight stock.
My straight stocked 10 bore shotgun kicked more than any of the 3, .375 H&H's I've owned.
I like the straight stock.