I've had an A-Bolt II Stainless Stalker for 20-odd years. It is very accurate - one ragged hole at 100 yards more often than not - and has been very reliable .It is a nice light little rifle too.
I like the location of the safety, and that it locks the bolt closed. I find the magazine arrangement very handy for what I do - put the loaded mag in when I start hunting, take the rounds out in one go when I come to a public road or back to camp - and I can top it off quickly through the action if I need more rounds to drop the rest of a mob of pigs. That and the slick action have allowed me to drop five or more pigs out of a mob before they can get away, on more than one occasion. I don't even need to look at the rifle to stuff more rounds in, and have done it while running to keep a mob in sight.
I've knocked off a number of deer and goats with it too.
I am unlikely to take it to Alaska though.
