I read some of the early reports and was scared off a little myself, but it seems most were cured by simply bedding, and the factory changed the bedding process a few months into production.
Happy to read the good report, as I think it is a LOT of rifle for the money. I will buy one soon myself.
The stock feels great, and doesn't have the thick-wristed feel of many other factory synthetics.
I really like the Ed Brown 704 action design, and the 3-position safety ala M70.
And I like the stainless barrel and Cerakote. The Timney trigger is a big plus as well.
There's quite a few of the $1600 Closer model on GB for around $1300, which seems like a great buy to me. It seems to me that they are going up in price.