I have a "used" but as new Dakota.Couldn't stomach the price new(basically I'm tight with the Dollar)but it was gorgeous, discounted, and fit me perfectly.

I like the Dakota alot as a "semi custom" rifle and mine balances and shoots well.If you are going to hunt hard you may wish to get a similar caliber with a synthetic stock or get a synthetic stock to swap for your high end bolt.I have one nice wood stock I must refinish due to dings/divits/loss of finish secondary to hunting hard in humidity/wet conditions.

Synthetic stocks look like caca but do have a place in harsh environments.