Yes sir it is I'm the black sheep of the family had a MARINE get me started reloading a few years back and well it's grown into quite the obsession..."um favorite past time" but I'll be danged if I've ever had a rifle give me this kind of fit before never in my wildest I've shot more 53vmax's trying to find a good load than anything else and I'm bout dun with it I have got to try a couple more things then it's on to bigger and better things a 52smk will kill a prairie dog just as dead as a vmax just aggravating!