Agree on the design, but I honestly never saw what made them worth such a premium over a Ruger Hawkeye. I've had three Hawkeyes, all good shooters, and not a lick of trouble from any of them. Of the three, I foolishly "upgraded" the .243 to a Number 1, gave a Predator .308 to my son, and kept the .223 All Weather, now in a nice factory walnut stock. If one is wiling to go used, an FN can be dropped into a Boyds or B&C for less than the MRC, and is IMO without question a better rifle.
Might just be that the failure of MRC stems from cash-flow problems due to lack of sales. Once the bean-counting impacts quality and CS, a company is doomed. Figure out why people aren't buying them instead of giving them more reasons.
