Well, I'm pulling for you. My takedown .30-'06 is as accurate as Empire advetises, and the actions on it and the .280 Rem Liberty model sitting in the safe are very smooth (I've never fired that one). I've been looking at a couple of Dakotas recently and I like Empire's action much better.

I don't think I'd want to be in George's spot right now, trying to keep a custom rifle operation afloat in this economy...I have concerns about their longevity if he doesn't start delivering some rifles and improving general opinions soon. (I recognize that I'm not helping that situation by buying his rifles on the second-hand market)