That gun, and in that caliber, is as near a perfect hunting set-up as can be shot by man. It's bolt, it's swing and handling, it's caliber and the inherent low recoil and the ability to load it from 120 grain pils to 180's (depending on your twist) makes it a real pleasure to own, load, and shoot.

I will be helping my dad present a very similar one (in 6.5 X 54) to my cousin. It was our grandad's, he was a gunsmith, and my cousin never got in the line when guns were distributed after my grandpa's death. Though i always had my eyes on it it will be even more special to give it away to a blood relative who will cherish as I would have.

Ya can't own everything and in the end it is really just stuff ... it's the memories behind the stuff that gives it import.