Maybe I missed it, but who made your octagon barrel? Looks sharp.
Sorry I missed your question, SU. No idea who made it. I need to try the oxpho blue in a spot on the crown to see if it's stainless. Brown did a nice job.
I did take it out. Didn't have time to shoot a lot of groups. Last 2 shots after sighting in were about 3/4" apart at 100 with the wide duplex 6x42. I thought that was pretty good. That with 130 TSX's. Next 4 shots were 4 for 4 shooting at little (about 2" diameter) rocks perched on big rocks from 100 to about 120 yards. I know that's very technical, so PM me if anybody needs a diagram or chart.
I think it can shoot better than I'm capable. It was a pleasure to shoot.