If the reviews are any indication, it will be a fine rifle. What usually matters the most is how a gun shoulders, fits & feels to the shooter. As long as it's a decent gun, then almost everything else is "secondary".
Let us know how it shoots for you.
There are now 33 user reviews for the Optima and Optima Pro at the bottom of this Bass Pro Optima product page that I originally posted back in 12/07:
There's also 10 reviews linked on this Cabela's product page for the Optima Pro:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...dexId=cat20815
And one more review is listed here:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...dexId=cat20815
On TFL:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...ghlight=optima
http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...68&postcount=3