I've gone through more deer rifles than most regular fellas have seen, including a BAR... acquired a stainless stalker a-bolt for a ridiculous deal last year. by far, hands down the BEST rifle I've ever owned. action is slick and smooth, handles perfectly, and groups like nothing I've ever owned before. Had the new scope on it and sighted in with about 5 rounds, the last 3 I could easily cover up with my thumb from a 100 yard rest.
as said, there have been ALOT come and go through my hands, this one will stay. The only other .30-06 I may ever buy would possibly be a BLR, but I'd really want to use one before I spent that kind of dough.
My one and only complaint about the gun is that with the safety on, it locks up the action. I like to have the safety on when chambering and unloading my bolt guns. Not a big deal though. well, I do have 2 complaints, the synthetic stock on this stainless stalker is hideous, some sort of blue camo with skulls hidden in it, easily remedied with some camo tape though, one day I may buy a new stock for it, but for now it is doing fine and I kinda like the grip that the tape gives.
oh, and the other plus... for some great luck of the draw, the first ammo I put through it was the cheap federal blue box 180gr. 1/2-5/8 inch grouping with ammo that (when you can find it) costs 16 dollars for a box of 20... awesome. I can't shoot better than this gun can group, and I feel like a sports guy hocking the "newest" shoes, but I feel like I can shoot this gun better than any other I've had.
oh, and no BOSS on mine either. Sounds nifty, but mine doesn't need it and when I find a factory load I like, I just buy a bunch of them.