Savage Model 12 F Class

Mods, if this should be in the competition section I apologize.

I plan to try my hand at F Class shooting this year and have been tossing around a few ideas around in regards to the gun (improve something I already have, buy new, build new, etc). While doing some research I kept coming across the Savage Model 12 Competition series.

Originally I wrote this off in my mind as I am a Remmy 700 guy.

That said, the more I read about them the more appealing they become. http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2009/08/savage-f-tr-team-world-beaters-on-a-budget/

One of the packages offers a lot of what I would build (6.5-284) at a pretty acceptable price. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/12FCLASS

Does anyone have time behind one of the Model 12’s?

Would this be a good choice for someone just getting his feet wet with F-Class?