I just received my new 59 Kodiak in 45# from Big Jim and my overall impression was excellent. Grain in the riser wood of bolivian rosewood was very nice with dark swirls and some character.
I thought it was very quiet shooting some 2016's w/o silencers on the string and it put the arrow right where I was looking with authority. It feels a pound or two more than 45# and that's just fine.
The leather grip was good and not near as bad as some of the reports had indicated. I put on my Montana pitch blend and it changed the color just perfectly for me.
Overall, the bow rates a 9.5 on my scale of 10...and will be a keeper I believe.