I've had three 7-08's. A Browning Micro Hunter, a Sako 75, and currently a model 7.The Sako was my favorite but a little big and heavy. Kind of defeated the purpose of a short action rifle in my thinking so I traded it. My model seven I like a lot. I bought the youth model and put a HS Precision stock on it. With my handloads with 130gr speer bullets it groups easily under an inch. It's short and lite witha 2-7 Leupold scope on it.