I'VE HUNTING WITH A 95 IN 30.06 FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, I MY OPINION IT IS THE BEST WOODS, DEER HUNTING RIFLE. IT HANDLES GREAT, POINTS PERFECTLY FOR ME. I INSTALLED A PEEP SITE ON THE BOLT KINDA LIKE A MODEL 71. BROKE MY HEART WHEN I MY EYESITE STARTED TO GO AND I HAD TO SWITCH TO SOMETHING WITH A SCOPE, A MARLIN GUIDE GUN. GET ONE, YOU'LL LIKE IT.