My 7x57 is on a 1909 and was built by Clayton Nelson. It is a trim light weight nice little gun that performs way beyond it's looks. The barrel is a nice 22" and the gun weighs exactly 7 lbs less scope.It has a custom folding front sight and a folding single leaf on a custom pedastal rear. Bolt handle is straight and checkered and it has a Neidner checkered buttplate. Ebony forearm tip and steel grip cap. Bases are custom for Talley rings. It was built specifically to shoot 175gr Nosler Partitions which it does regularly into less than a 1/2" for three shots. Barrel heats up fast and there is slight movement then but never over 1". Stock is a very dark slab sawn piece that was picked strictly for it's dark color as I prefer dark wood. Checkering is outstanding with Mullered borders. The bottom metal is the original 09 with reshaped guard and release. It's the first custom I ever ordered and Clayton is an old friend and classmate and he did an absolutely beautiful job as usual. It was my plains game rifle on my last trip to Africa and acquitted itself very well on Kudu (several) out to 250yds and a couple of Impala for camp meat. Mine is nothing like the English pattern rifle as I really dislike the long barrels and abbreviated forearms they use on their rifles. Each to his own likes of course. I much prefer the traditional American style.