Bought one in .22 mag. yesterday. Ordered a Nikon Prostaff Target EFR and Warne mounts for it. The trigger is smooth and according to my LGD, the trigger was set at 3 lbs. out of the box. Weight is forward of center and the bolt cocks on closing which make it a little tight to close. Overall is typical Ruger quality and in my opinion a better buy than the 77 series. For $269.95 plus tax plus 2 boxes of CCI Maxi Mags thrown in, I think I got a good deal. I will try to load some pics when I get it tweaked out and hope to have some 5 shot groups to show.