Wolfe Publishing's "Successful Hunter Magazine" editor, John Barsness, a really practical firearms and hunting writer IMO, indicated at another hunting/shooting related website that he had handled and shot some of the "new" Winchester's in prototype form. His comments indicated that he was impressed with them and said, all things considered, they were worth the asking price.
I'm going to grab 3 Featherweights when they hit the market, one each for me, my Dad, and my son.