It's hard to define my impression of it I have mixed feelings.
Bolt operatioin wasn't quite as smooth as my T1x but the bolt lift was slightly easier. The bolt cycle length seemed to be about the same. The slab sided look of the rear of the action isn't aesthetically pleasing to me but that is just a personal thing. Safety operation was smooth and positive.
The thing that surprised me most about it was that even with the near 25" barrel it felt lighter than the Tikka T1x even though the factory specs show the weights as near identical.
If it hadn't been so dinged up it would have come home with me, if nothing else just as an experiment to see how well it shot and handled in the real world.
drover
