Quote Originally Posted by Flyndutchman View Post
I have the 25 in the laminated thumbhole stock. It is a very nice high gloss, blued, action and barrel. The bolt lift is great on this gun and the bolt slides like on glass. It shoots under half inch groups with just about anything you can throw together. The "composite" magazines are iffy, but do work. I have the similar gun in 22 hornet with the bead blasted finish. It is rough, the bolt lift is horrible. The 25's tend to be a little inconsistent in the way they are put together. The polished ones seem to be better. I saw a 22 hornet last year in a Cabelas store that was the same high gloss in a thumb hole stock as my 222 and it was as slick as my 222. I say hold out for the more polished model, I think they put a little more effort into the build with them.
I got a polished one, and the bolt is as smooth as glass. - Steered away from another model 25 with a matte finish.

At the gun show, they were all safetied with nylon tie-wraps so there was no way to try out the action.

I thank you for your advice.