thanks very much for all the replies and suggestions.

due to his work schedule my boy had to wait a week from the time when he bought it until he finally had the chance to take it to the bench rest. it was a mighty itchy week for him.

when we finally had a chance to try it out yesterday it really exceeded our expectations. very tight groups right away and very smooth on the auto load action. recoil was very minimal. he decided to start with 180gr Remington Core-Lokt's.

thanks again, - jay