I have always liked the Huron Warrior. The SHS bug me, to be sure, and I invariably use the DHS upgrade in eras where available, but I do concede that it is one of the few modern SHS mechs that is still pretty usable and that doesn't drive me totally berserk with its inefficiency (like the Grasshopper J, for example).
I do think it has a very period CC feel. Though their development of some cool missile tech has made them a bit LRMier over the years, looking at the Cataphract and Vindicator I always got the feel of the big but mismatched direct fire main guns. Even the Liao Marauder matches this, with the odd PPC and LL combination. It could just be some sort of odd conformation bias, since doubtless every other house has examples of mechs like this (War Dog, Dragon Fire, Albatross) but I think it feels right.
I don't really like the LRM/Stealth variant, even though I've used the LRM/Stealth tactic a few times and dropped it into such lances, it feels, as is rightly pointed out, more like a Trebuchet than a Huron Warrior.
I've never used the new variants, though I'm gratified that it survived into the Republic era, since there are so many unfamiliar faces running around. Stealth and a GR sound promising, and depending on the PPC it could have some good takedown power at need. Though I'd probably just as soon take the R4O and call it good. Even with all the new toys these days, sometimes a good simple set of big guns and stout armor is what you really need.