This is a beauty!! I have a T3 in a 6.5-55 and a Tikka Continental Varmint in a 223. The wood on all of them is close to furniture grade. I got the T3 first then the Whitetail Hunter. I really like all three of the guns but I give a slight nod to the Whitetail Hunters, their balance and looks just a touch better. Of course we all want what we can't get anymore , Right!!!! I haven't got the final scope for the 308 yet but I think I am going to go with a 3-9 Zeiss Conquest. By the way if those new 98 and 03 Mausers shoot as good as they look I could be weak for one of those! Buckfever