I'll chime in too, also using Tycer's list as a guide...
* It's not a Winchester or a Marlin.
True, but it carries well and generally hits harder.
* It's not made in America.
Yup, but we could say that about a lot of guns these days...
* It has an impossible to remove high gloss finish on the stocks.
Oh boyee! I tried to do that once....... Spent HOURS on it -- and ended up spending about $150 to get new wood and putting it back "just like it was"... Wow, what an expensive mistake that was... That finish is TOUGH!
* It is not user serviceable.
I'll disagree a little on that one -- but I had directions to follow, and no, it's not as easy as a Win 92 or Marlin 336. I took it all down and jeweled the bolt -- which came out awesome and looked sharp -- but the key (per that picture up above) is to get the gears lined back up
on the exact teeth to reset the headspace of the bolt correctly. Easy, no. Doable, yes. For the faint of heart, not on your life!
* It's not a Winchester or Marlin.
Agreed -- and you said that already.
* The first generation magazines are $200+ and the current ones cost 35 bucks.
Luckily I never found that out, but I sold my .308 -- which accounted for several bucks when I first moved to Maine -- and since then, I've gravitated to the Savage 99s for "more power" in lever actions.
Tight groups.
Old No7