I bought this rifle in a package deal, along with a Ruger 96 in 17HMR. I don't know what kind of barrel it has, but I assume it's a good one. I don't think this is a caliber that a guy could whomp up in his home machine shop, so I'm thinking it was made the right way by a company that knows what it's doing. The rifle stock is walnut and a little short for me, but it looks nice. It's got an ebony forend tip, and carved oak leaves where you would ordinarily expect to see checkering. The action is glass bedded into the stock.
The rifle cocks when the bolt is lifted, and it has the controlled round feed style of extractor. I loaded the magazine with 8mm Rem Mag rounds, and was able to get 4 of them in without any trouble. The front sight is a gold bead that I'll have to replace, and the rear sight is the express style, with a fixed 100 yd sight, and 200 yd and 300 yd flip up sights. A nice inverted muzzle crown and integral muzzle break finishes the barrel out. I think someone put some money into building this rifle up.
I don't have any ammo for the rifle, but I think I can find what I need to put some ammo together. At this point I like the rifle, but I haven't shot it yet. Bloody noses and fat lips would probably do a lot to influence me in the other direction.