For anyone using this review to base their decision, I would recommend personally handling one at the very least. It is a good review, but chalked full of pretty personal opinions. It's not for everyone I agree, but I like it 10 times more than my rem 700 with tac21 chassis. That rifle was the mother of all pains to disassemble, and the sps would rust inside the chassis no matter how much oil was applied before installing. The RPR aftermarket mods are not one bit necessary in my opinion (even the hand guard on mine is OK. But the options are there and I love to customize so I'll likely change some parts out. The rifle is a great and comfortable long range shooter out of the box, with the ability to custom fit as you want. What's not to like about that?