The VTR looked like a really cool rilfe when I picked one up at my local firearms dealer today. It was a 308. The barrel is one of the coolest things I've seen, but the stock has a weird forend grip on it that might be difficult for some people to hold right at that one spot where the grip is located. Seemed like a light rifle. The greenis a real cool touch of the stock. It would look cooler if the bolt was jeweled like other remington guns. It was a plain black bolt. Just my .02. Overall I would consider the gun if I was in the market.