I have not had a performance center gun, I had the S&W MP10, a DPMS, and a SR762 ruger, I reloaded for them and they were reliable, they were however heavy, and so so accurate, at least for me. The sig cross trax in 308 is looking pretty interesting, its on my list of things to waste my money on. At my age if you walk around for a 1/2 mile or more with a 12 pound rifle plus your other gear at some point it becomes an annoyance and the trade off in working a bolt instead of just pulling the trigger becomes more palatable. I don't need to lay down fire on the deer, but would like to reliably hit one at 2-300 while not sweating so much.