I've got one of the 2008 257 Wby models, and it has the new trigger and the super thick recoil pad. It also has the matte finish. I do recall the high gloss finish of the earlier models. The 300 Win I saw at SW was just like my 257 Wby (matte finish and thick recoil pad), but had different checkering (kinda like the M70s...more ornate) and of course a 24" bbl as opposed to the 26" on the WBY.
I've found a couple on line, and according to the guy at SW it is a special run just for certain vendors, but I would like to find out who and where, since I dropped the ball on buying the one I saw that day a few weeks back. DAMMIT!
