If I had to pick between the two I would pick the Steve Barnett gun. It looks a whole lot better. If, that is, you can get past the re-stock job. Which, if done right, should not hurt the gun at all. The Cabelas gun has funny looking sideplates on the pics. It looks as if the engraving has been polished out a little or something. They just dont look "right " to me. I also dont like the bright orange pad.