I wouldn't buy a gun because the price is right. It must also be something I want.

South of the border it's not very popular and I'd let it stay in the closet another couple centuries.

You (canadians eh?) seem to have a penchant for the .303s and indeed they're powerful enough for a lot of hunting. I wouldn't say the action is strong nor is there anything attractive about them but they'll handle the factory loads and handloads that are "per the book" and put moose and such in the freezer.

Personally there's a few reasonably priced rifles (savage-Stevens) rifles availavle and for the slight extra cost I'd get a better cartridge (.30-06 etc) and a strong bolt to handle good handloads.

That's my $.02 worth.