This rifle just got written up by Brian Pierce in the current "Rifle" for his brown bear hunt in South Central with Ed Stevenson.

Seems like a reliable barebones gun. I'm a fan of the M70 action, and I like the SS/synthetic combo for the rain country (although it ain't the prettiest thing to look at).

Any experience with this gun?

i just bought the same gun last october i have not got a chance to hunt with it yet but what i can tell you is it is a fairly accurate rifle out of the box i glass and pillar bedded mine, it is a fairly heavy rifle i would consider having the barell cut down an inch or two thats were most weight is on this thing also a new recoil pad is definetly needed it felt like my buddys 470capstick when i first shot it after the simms recoil pat is feels like a 30-06 im taking it black bear baiting within the next couple weeks ill let you know how it does after that.

i just bought the same gun last october i have not got a chance to hunt with it yet but what i can tell you is it is a fairly accurate rifle out of the box i glass and pillar bedded mine, it is a fairly heavy rifle i would consider having the barell cut down an inch or two thats were most weight is on this thing also a new recoil pad is definetly needed it felt like my buddys 470capstick when i first shot it after the simms recoil pat is feels like a 30-06 im taking it black bear baiting within the next couple weeks ill let you know how it does after that.
I can't remember.....is the barrel 26" or 24"?

Take that rifle and lop it off to 20" and you have a real dandy bear gun. Brockmans make a really nice scope mount/ghost ring combo for it that is a definate must. Top it with a Leupold 1.5-5 and you have a fantastic rifle for 90% of your alaskan hunting.

the barrel is 24 inches