A guy from Alberta on
www.predatormasters.com has been hammering the coyotes this winter with a Mossberg 4x4 in 25/06 and he likes his a lot for accuracy.
Of course, he is just a hunter using his tool at -20 degrees F to get it done, looks are likely not as important as function to that fellow.
A gun writer a while back also got good accuracy from the Mossberg in a 4-5 rifle comparison of economy centerfires...he liked its feel also, and called it the "biggest surprise" of the trial.
I haven't fired one, but I would be interested in doing so.