i bought one a year and a half ago when they were brand new... i had to order it from the warehouse they were so new in fact, the dealer didn't have any in stock yet, the first shipment had not arrived... but anyway... i turned it into a custom rifle... i only wanted the action... when i disassembled it and indicated everything in the lathe, dimensionally it was spot on... i never shot it, but as far as holding tight tolerances, squareness, runout, concentricity, etc... i think big green must have retooled for 05... a few rifles built in the late 90's up to about 04 that i'd taken apart were worse and worse for dimensional quality... this is the first action i've never really had to touch... with the douglas tube on it, i can't bitch... 5 rounds in the size of a dime from a 35 whelen AI... since new the SPS has not come with the ISS...