I have two! A 243 and a 30-06 very, very pleased with both. As Sanders says, a very smooth action with excellent safety. Both my rifles shoot very well with federal but changed to Norma with the 243 as I was getting a lot of meat damage with the powershock ammo.
A good buy secondhand but new they have gone up quite a bit with the current exchange rate.
I've got one in 6.5 and love it. Bolt is smoooth as a really smooth thing, trigger is superb (at least compared to my old Ruger).
Only a couple of things...the trigger adjustment screw rusts very easily and even on the Mk2 I still think the forend is a bit floppy (Mk 1's were pretty bad). Other than that...delighted. It ain't the prettiest rifle about but it does the job very nicely.
I have one in 6.5 and it has accounted for some excellent deer. The only thing I did not like was the barrel coating, kind of powdery effect. After each outing I would rub over with a cloth that was damped with oil to ensure protection. I have shot it to 1/3 inch with homeloads.
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