I agree Jaytee. Just as Tex N Cal said, the wood they are using right now is VERY plain. I bought one of the recent runs (2014 I think) of the 1V .220 Swift and I have seen more figure on pallets.
I would really like to have one of the 9.3x62's, and my FFL's distributor has a pair on his shelf, but I don't want to tell him to order one in only to see no figure. Just can't bring myself to spend $1400 on a rifle that has the same quality of wood that you see on a $300 Savage.
That makes Gunbroker more and more appealing to me. Its hassle to play middle man and arrange for deliveries between FFLs if you win the auction...but being able to review the wood quality before you buy and BEAT MSRP is just to hard too pass up. I have seen rifles on Gunbroker recently from decades ago that look great, have beautiful grain and mineral streaking and go less than $1K.
