Interesting about the copper fouling. I've got a .416 Hawkeye and when I got it, sure, it had been fired, but not very much. No noticeable copper in the bore. Action was stiff, but it smoothed up after 25 rounds through it. I like it so much that I'm going to sell my Ruger #1 450 NE and use the Hawkeye for all the big stuff.