I have the Hogue on my first build, 195 series Mini-14. Part of the appeal to me at that time was the fact that I could get it in O.D. Green, to go with my Flat Dark Earth Cerakote job. The Hogue stock fit snug, you have to wiggle the trigger group to get it to come out. I did notice a slight drop in accuracy with it over the wood stock it had, but very slight.
The Hogue has a nice feel to it, a bit thicker than other stocks, it feels solid. It is "grabby" due to the rubber overmolding. It will be very positive grip ( the pistol grip area and forearm have little rubber nubs or stippling sticking up) if your hands are wet, sweaty or bloody, you will be able to grip the stock no matter what. The grabbiness of the rubber does give some people problems when it comes to throwing the Mini up to your shoulder, it tends to catch your shirt material before you get it up to your shoulder. Some have minimized this by wrapping tape around the stock just ahead of the butt plate. I used a Spectre Gear sling that mounts on the rear with Velcro straps, and also used their magazine pouch. The pouch is meant for a 20 round magazine, I just keep a loaded 5 round magazine in it and have room left over for a small bag, containing an Otis Cleaning cable, patches, jag and vial of solvent, a spare firing pin and extractor, and a few Allen wrenches that fir the Tech sight, Strut and Ultimak rail.
The Hogue is noticeably heavier than other stocks, but not bad.
My new favorite is the Ruger synthetic stock, it or the Choate synthetic are as light as you can get. The Ruger synthetic is way lighter than the Hogue or Ruger wood stock. I am amazed when I pick up the gunb how much lighter it is than my Hogue or wood stocked Mini. And the Ruger synthetic is slim and trim too, but still has a good feel to it.
Unless you just want a different color stock I would suggest you stay with the Ruger synthetic. I love that stock, but was not crazy about the black color, so I sandblasted it and put Grey Cerakote on it. Pics of the Hogue, Ruger synthetic (black) and how the Ruger synthetic looks now that it is grey.
