Might do a Skolas run with Macello once we are both out of work if you are interested.
Also what rolls did you end up getting on that hopscotch?
Tested a lot last night and here what I realized:
1) Maxed stability and headseeker don't work great together.
That's because you want your pulse rifle to move up a bit on every burst so you can get 2 body shots and 1 head shot. With maxed stability the sight basically does not move.
So if you go with max stability you might wanna pick hidden hand instead of headseeker.
2) You want distance. What makes ppl pissed about the pilgrim is how hard it hits from all the way across a map. Hand-Laid Stock kills your range that is already lower than the messenger's. At that point you might as well use a hand cannon.
So HLS is a bad choice imo. You want either braced frame (max stability, 24 in the mag instead of 30) or smallbore (improved range and stability [not maxed], slower reload and 24 in the mag as well).
In the end, I believe Hidden hand goes great with braced frame.
While Headseeker does better with smallbore.
I settled with Red Dot/Sureshot, Hip Fire, Smallbore, Headseeker.
Need to test it today tho to see how effective it is.