Quick review for now - very nice! Walnut is straight grain though a darker, nicer color than the standard Hawkeye. It does appear more effort was put into the finish than I'm used to seeing - grain is completely filled, etc. Balances nicely - slightly muzzle heavy and overall, a pretty trim rifle. Trigger breaks clean and will not require any adjustment. It does have the Hawkeye plastic grip cap (was hoping for steel like the No. 1, but no big deal). It does have a front sling stud hole in the forend with a filler screw and includes a front sling stud in the box.
A couple boxes of Hornady 275 Rigby brass showed up today so I should be ready to shoot it this weekend. I'll try and get pics up soon but have to relearn that part with Photobucket no longer an option...
Where did you get the brass? Is it actually .275 Rigby or 7x57?
