Well, the nice man in the Brown truck brought me a package this afternoon. This gun is pretty nice. The general fit of things is better than the Traditions and CVA guns I have handled. About on par with the Omega. Recoil pad is the only fit/finish item that is a little weak. I like the ergonomics - stock fits my large hands well and the comb is comfortable.

I also like the pivoting breech block. Seems very natural to me. It only needs about .375 clearance abovethe barrelas it swings over - looks like even medium rings might work with a scope. There is a .003 gap between the front of the breech block and the back of the barrel. I didn't really expect zero clearance here - be interesing to see if this grows over time. And the primer cup allows enough of the 209 primer sticking out to unload with relative ease. At least with an unfired primer.

Rifle has a "QLA" false muzzle that checks out straight with my run-out guage. Trigger is good - just under 4lbs. It has one of those triggers that doesn't come within even 1/4" of the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled and held back. It also has an interesting feature of being capable of disassembly similar to a take down O/U shotgun - remove one screw and the barrel/fore-end lifts off the frame assembly. Hammer comes back far enough for straight line cleaning of the assembled gun, though;so I would imagine the gun wouldn't need to be taken apart very often. Let's see how much blow back comes back through the breech block . . . . .