Good deal, Nimrod. Let us know how it shoots.
I love mine.
More often than not, 'the 882SS' is my answer to "What's your favorite rifle?"
Oh. I guess safety lever direction is a factor in purchase decisions for some people. Another semantic if you ask me and not something I care to pay extra for. I don't even pay attention to direct. Red means fire and that's what I look for on a safety.
I prefer a safety that I don't have to look at to operate properly.
Every other bolt action rifle that I own is forward for fire and back for safe (plus 'safe and locked' for the better specimens).
Going to something that's bass-ackwards is just asking for trouble or a missed opportunity on the coyote that's been attacking my chickens.
Generally, I know exactly what's in my hands, just by feel. But in the heat of the moment, running out to plug a coyote right in the gizzard before he gets away... I may not remember the backwards safety.
And, there are always the 'what-ifs' about less-experienced shooters taking the safety off when they mean for it to be on ... and the unfortunate events that could follow (generally including many more unsafe acts, but having a safety that operates in the 'typical' direction is one step toward prevention).
For me, it's not just a consideration, but an
important consideration.
Unfortunately, that means that I own no CZ rifles, even though I do really like much of what they offer.