Rembo, man you are behind the curve, the "assembled" in Portugal model 70s are pass�. The most current 70s have a "made" in Portugal address.

Jesting aside, I have an assembled in Portugal 70 Compact, which I have shot 317 rounds through. My Portuguese 70 functions and shoots as well as any one of my 3 FN 70s, but the machining work and the stock are not on a par with the FN rifles. If my Portuguese specimen is representative of the new off-shore production, I would judge it as an adequate rifle for the money, but certainly nothing special. CP.