I think you will like this rifle a lot. I have a 223 left hand model. The MDT chassis and magazine work well. My action was stiff to begin with but as others have suggested, it smoothed out over time. I don't like the butt stock for shooting off a rear bag and will eventually replace it, maybe with a Magpul PRS. The tube on these is the larger diameter commercial spec (at least mine is) so keep that in mind if you are upgrading.