Met Mr.Hoenig once and have handled several of his marvelous rifles. I can truthfully say I have never seen a better executed piece of precision machining in a rifle. The fit ,finish and performance of both wood and metal is absolutely second to none in my humble estimation. The only thing that stopped me from buying one on the spot was the sad fact I did not have the $25,000 price at the time or since. It would be my perfect 9.3x74r.