We miss out on a lot of guns just because nobody wants to permanently attach a muzzle brake and remove the bayonet lug. We always end up with the cheap stuff and none of the nice builds.
Yes they are. The flash hider is pinned in place. I bought one two years ago and had it shipped directly to Joel Cramer at Remarcable Arms. I have seen one pop up in NGX every now and again.
It's not a Rem 700 PSS type shooter but is a lot of fun. The scope is cool. Last price I saw at NGX was $850 for the setup. You can get them cheaper on line today.