thanks, Michael. Hauck's rifles that I've seen aren't in the stocking style that I prefer (they are kinda clunky 1950s-ish; pre-Weatherby "Californication" varminters) but the actions are interesting and I understand he did custom jobs on customer-supplied actions as well. Never seen one of those. Those small one-guy-who-does-it-all gunmaker/smiths fascinate me!