All of my rifles are in the lower end price range and I am completely satisfied with all of them. Both in function and accuracy. I certainly don't expect much as far as the appearance goes in this price range so for as far as that goes I have also been completely satisfied. Not to down anyone's preference for 6 or 8 hundred dollar rifles but I prefer to take the same amount and have three or four times as many rifles to play with. And when we meet at the range and you out shoot me with that Mountaineer I will just say "What do you expect? Your rifle cost 3 times as much." But when I out shoot you with my 150 dollar Wolf, What will you say?