blammer,<BR>I've had three .22's and two .223's, no problems with any of them, but they were Oregon guns. There's a smallbore hunter silhouette guy (lives nearby) who's now got a HS and seems to like it very well, as do some others. And it's the best buy of all the new Kimbers, IMO. The Classics may be a different story, I've not talked with anyone personally who has one. They are a totally different rifle than the old Kimbers.<BR>JB