So after all the drama and rumors have settled, what's the ruling on this one?
Dunno 'bout all those things.
I'm sort of interested in it, pondering a cheap Ruger bolt action. I don't NEED a straight walled cartridge in any sort of rifle, but seen what Hodgdon data shows it doing with a 147 grain Hornady XTP HP makes me think about jackrabbits. 2600-2700 fps should make the hair (and body parts) fly. Having a gun I don't really need for tasks I don't really need to do makes perfect sense to me. Separates the curious loonies from the boring, stodgy, and hidebound people.
Tom