I have a few Weatherbys, ten to be exact, and love them all. When it comes to the Deluxe I have to say it speaks quality, craftsmanship, and beauty by volumes. A personal preference I have is I like the skip line checkering better than the fine line checkering. It was almost like a Weatherby trademark and I wish the checkering would go back to it. The one thing that I did notice over the years is it seems that the German and Japanese Weatherbys had stocks which had much more figure to them. Now don't get me wrong, the current production Weatherbys are equally as beautiful but I like highly figured wood. My Dad has a Deluxe with the most amazing stock I ever saw, it has tiger stripping and the top of the check piece is blond while the rest of the wood has a dark tint to it. I'd love to find another one with a similar stock, don't care what price or caliber, but will say it would be coming home with me in a second.