The original idea for the 1999 action was to provide a basic, unfinished CRF action using the best ideas from the Mauser and Model 70 �to the trade�. IOW, a basic action which would have to be finished by a gunsmith.
They said over and over, �these are basic actions and need to be polished.� Then people bitched about how they weren�t all polished out of the box!
I�ve heard good and bad things about them, but then I�ve heard good and bad things about Remington, Winchester, Ford and Chevy.
But they must be doing something okay, since they have stayed in business and gradually grown their offerings over time. I have no experience with them so can offer no personal comment, but again, I wish the best of fortune to any new gun maker and especially to one who offers us southpaws such a wealth of choices.
