First of all I looked at these weapons back last year, the only reason I passed is that at the time .308 was the largest cal. they were chambered for.

Some pros I noticed

  • weight: seemed to be a nice heavy gun made for the bench and not an offhand shot
  • action: 60 degree throw on the bolt was a welcome sight


Cons
  • Muzzle Break: while reduceing the felt recoil it also decresses the muzzle velocity which in turn alters your bullet drop and spin drift. It also increasses the over pressure felt by to operator so while the recoil is less the shock wave made by the barrel pressure will be greater.
  • Largest chamber was a .308; while a good round I was in the market for something else
  • width of "Fore grip": while wide and very stable there are some bi pods that don't seat well with this stock


I look forward to seeing how you work with this system to reach your target yardage. Nothing wrong with starting with a good base and building up from there..

If I might make a suggestion, if you don't already invest in a chronograph..Fire 3-5 rounds and figure your drop comp from that velocity. If you're buying off the shelf rounds do this anytime you open a new box, while some rounds are very consistent like Nosler Custom which are hand loaded or Hornady Trophy others like Federal or Winchester can have differences of hundreds of FPS difference between boxes..

P.S.. I like the optics..Target turrets are a good thing to have..