Well, I received an email from Ridgeline Defense an hour ago that my wait list # for this rifle came up. FYI, I signed up to get on the wait list around two months ago. I think I will be passing on it for now, so good news for the next person I guess. I really wish I had a crystal ball as to where the 6mm MAX and / or the 6 ARC will be in two years.
Also, since Geissele was awarded the contract for the 6.5 Creed sniper variant. I believe they are currently still competing for the Assaulter variant but it has yet to be awarded. The mil requirement was 1 MOA. They test every rifle that ships and the first 50 tested an overall average of .56 MOA. With that kind of accuracy out of a cold hammer forged chrome line barrel, maybe some day we will see a Geissele, Ridgeline Defense spec'ed barrel in .223 Wylde, 6mm MAX and or 6 ARC for the added barrel longevity.