Did not mean to stir people up about the Remington Genesis being a good rifle.But when I read that someone called the barrel pot ash that kind of rubbed me wrong.I was an inspector in a machine shop for many years and I know metals very well and this is a very nice gun for the sale price they have it for.I greatly respect the wisdom and knowledge of all on here and like the ideas we share with each other as no one can buy and try everything they see.Now all I need to do is get some venison for the freezer with it this year.Reviews at Cabelas really sold me on this gun and I love Remingtons. Mike

I do not think they were referring to the barrel as pot ash Mike. I believe the comment was, an outside source referred to the pot ash appearance. Actually,that postercomplemented the rifle. Another comment was about the appearance of the receiver, but the barrel quality I do not feel was questioned. Appearance to many can mean many things. You want real beauty, look at the appearance of a Knight or my Thompson Centerrifle barrel when you wipe it off with oil That blued barrel is a thing of beauty just to look at. If I had thought that this Genesis was flawed, I would not have bought a stainless steel one today.

dave, you got another rifle? Man oh man!

And the beat goes on! Stay tuned folks. Will the Genesis live up to expectations? Is there a KRB hidden in the closet? Is there happiness in BlackHorn 209? Will Cayugad's house collapse from the weight of one more gun???

[&o] a wild urge came over me.. Actually I had a black powder shotgun down off the shelf since I had been grouse hunting. And when I saw that empty spot, something snapped..

I re-enforced the gun rack when I built it. It sits on top of an old cement wall platethat I could not knock out with my sledge hammer when I remodeled. So it will take the weight.

Someone needs to buy Jay's over at DWBs. If he can find it.

I knew you had it in you. Which one did you get?

Well well, looks like a few have taken the bait on Cabela's sale. I've been thinking about an in-line for a few years. Couldn't hardly pass this one up for $100.

I'm shooting it later today, starting with 100 gr Pyrodex and FPBs. We'll see how that does.

The ramrod has me puzzled. I have not loaded the gun yet, but when you put the rod down the bore it disappears, drops in a couple inches too. I know it is a 2 piece rod, but I want to be able to reload without taking time to extend the rod. Does the load take up enough of the breech area so the ramrod will be above the muzzle when loading? Seems like it will be close.

The ramrod in my opinon is the weak point of the gun. don't really know why they made it like they did... You don't have to extend it when loading. I shoot as little as 80g in it and with the charge and bullet it in the barrel it is long enough.(going from memory I think it has about 1/2in sticking out)You will have to extend it to swab though. However, I just use a range rod and only use the ramrod that came with it for hunting.

Hope this helps.

Ramrod - insane and awkward to use
Receiver materials and finish severely lacking
Trigger design is flimsy and what youfeel is what you get

Stock design is quite good (needs stuffing )and the rifle shoulders well for me
Recoil pad is excellent as is recoil handling of the rifle in general
Barrels look very good (I've only seen stainless examples)
Sights are good
Rifle balances well even though a bit forward balanced - adding a scope negates some of that forward balance. A little forward balance for a rifle fired from the shoulder is not a bad thing.

The torch-cam should/could have been better designed such that scope mounting was abit more flexible. The dropping block on the Yukon might be the better approach - butthere is surely a better way than is used in either model. The sticking/stuck problem of the torch-cam is surely not unavoidable.

The rifle should come with a stick of touch-up paint for the receiver finish.