I saw one at Walmart a few days back, synthetic stock/blued, for $389 new....if this rifle comes with Weatherby's 3 shot /1"@100 yard accuracy gaurantee (does it?), it'd be hard to argue against the rifle at that price. Weatherby's certianly do not have bad reputations, and, fellings of Apple Pie/Buy America aside, the Japanese have made fine rifles for Browning, Smith & Wesson, etc., in the past.