I figure I have 2 Searcy's,one in 700 and one in 577 and 2-4 bore doubles that have "regular break open actions and can get the job done, so the 500 will just be different. I do not happen to think the Blaser is ugly, mine has some pretty nice wood on it. But like you said everyone has different opinions. Thats why there are a lot of different guns out there.