i handled one in a shop also....i dont care what anyone says i wont use one.....the bolt was stiffer then heck and the gun would rattle if you shook it.....it was crappy feeling and looked hideous i got about the same amount into a beatiful mauser 98k in 3006 with a leupold varixII 3x9x40 that looks like a weatherby or other high grade rifle and shoots great too....and its one of the best actions ever made no question about it....id look for a good used gun any day before a crappy new one......