OEH,
Is it really better than a BAR? I did see where you can switch barrels very easily and the travel case is made for the rifle to be taken down when not in use. I also understand it's a snap to clean. A really interesting rifle. The wood I've seen on the ones I've handled is pretty nice. Prices around here are slightly more than a BAR. Seems like one of these in 308 would be an awesome rifle for "thick stuff."
My Brother owns a BAR, my best friend owns a BAR and I have owned probably a half dozen of them in all sorts of variations. The answer is YES. I don't care for the recoil pad look , if they did away with that it would sway me to buy one. Have you seen the new lightweight plastic trigger guard Short and Longtrac POS..guess who Browning was trying to take sales away from. If I bought one since I already have a 308 I would go 300 win mag.