They certainly are impressive to shoot. I'm really looking forward to doing some in depth load research with mine. I dout that I will ever use it hunt with. I mentioned it to another fellow from a nearby city and he told me they won't allow them in milsurp shoots. I suspect, that would pretty much be the rule on most ranges.

Taking in the factor of their considerable weight, I can't really see them being used as hunting rifles.

A.F. Medic, thanks for posting a pic of your rifle. I like the look of it. especially the fore end. Mine has a fore end similar to the No 5 without the nose cap.
The Aaustralian International rifles are fantastic rifles and are price quite low for their real value. There will never be a lot of them in any of their variations in North America, because of some undeserved bad press and non payment for the original shipments. To bad, because for many it would be their only opportunity to get a custom grade rifle in 7.62x51 and 7.62x39. It's also abvious to most, that the rifles will accept either M14icon or AK47 magazines, if that is an attractive option.