The design is certainly different than the SO. I think CSMC wants the look of an SO and you can make your own judgement on how sucessful they've been.
I ordered one to shoot clay targets with and it will work perfectly for my purpose.
The dimensions are near perfect and I can live with everything else. At $4,040, the gun is well within my budget. I'm sure there are better guns to be had but not at this price and certainly not made in America.