The Hog Hunter is one of the newer specialty rifles, introduced before the SHOT show this year. It's basically a Model 11 with some upgrades. It has iron sights, which some folks want and it looks to have a threaded muzzle, in case someone wants to pay the license fees and hang a can on it. It's also got the Accutrigger and the Accustock, which some folks think are very desirable. Yes, it's drilled and tapped for a scope. It's got a medium contour 20" barrel and weighs 7.25 lbs. The list price is $513.00, which should make it very attractive to those folks who want the extras this rifle affords. If my experience with Savage rifles is any indication, the .308 model should be very accurate. I see that it's also chambered in .338 Win Mag, which would make for quite a handful, even at 8 lbs.