Nice, Nice, Nice, That brown laminate is awesome looking. Ive got the same Ml in Blk synthetic and i love it. Ive heard the thumbholes are hard on the wrist when shooting 150 grain loads of Pyrodex. Also, get you a SIMS Limbsaver recoil paid. They make them for the Encore wood stocks and Synthetic stocks. I have one on mine and it makes it nice. Ive got a Bushnell Banner 3-9x40 on mine and it just great. I get 1" groups at 100 yards with 100 Gr. Pyrodex Pellets and 250 gr. Shockwaves. Should be a great shooter for ya. Congrats on a beautiful piece of furniture.