I have a x-150 in .50 that has the blued with camo stock...I like it and it shoots good...although I am saving up to buy a stainless omega with camo stock just because I want a stainless gun so it is more resistant to the elements cuz the muzzleloading season in Michigan isn't very friendly to the gun sometimes...but anyways...I have heared the rumors about the BPI barrels...I trust mine...but i can't see why a company would purposly sell a barrel with weak steel in it...i mean that seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen...and I mean if i was a firearm company i don't think i would want something like and exploding gun on my name...but hey thats just my 2 cents...I think it is a very nice gun...mine is rugged...reliable and accurate...i just need something that is more weather resistant...and Im gonna start muzzleloading more too so i wanted something a bit easier to clean...its not that i don't like the winchester