Rick,

Alaska is a long way and you are not likely to try one out first.  I would ask CPA if they have ever sold a rifle in Alaska.
I was working in Australia when I ordered my 2nd Rifle, And Yes it's the one with the High Cheek piece in the CPA Ad.

Paul was able to give me the names of some serrious Schuetzen Shooters in South Australia he had sold rifles to and one that had a high cheekpiece "Pope Model" I have shown my rifle to several people that were intrested in buying one. Most people would be glad to show you the rifle. 

As far as shooting that particular rifle off the bench. It's real hard in fact almost impossable to do. While I say bench is not important to me I did give bench shooting with that rifle a good try.  I thought I could shoot it free recoil without touching the buttstock sucessfully. In .22 lr you can but with the 32/40 barrel recoil even as light as it is makes the gun twist off the bags when the cheekpiece hits your face. This of course makes shots string wild. 

What I have hit upon in case I need good sight settings or am testing loads is a very high front rest.  I had  Protektor, maker of my front rest make a 2nd cradle with a screw about 12 inches long.  Then I rest the barrel on it just in front of the forearm.  I put two pillow bags on the bench for my elbows and hold the rifle to my cheek and arm just in the buttplate hook on my arm above my bicep just like I am shooting offhand.  "Muzzle and Elbow rest"  That's the way the old shooters held offhand rifles when bench shooting. There are other "work arounds" but all require some bolt on additon to the rifle.

Using that method in a match I shot 10 shots for group that were 3 1/2 inches high and 4 inches wide at 200 yards.  I think extreme spread was about 4 1/8 inches.  Knowing how these rifles shoot when set up for bench rest I would say that's not near potental and not close enough to win any match. I would guess potential group size under match conditons is about 1 moa. 

If bench is in your plans and you want traditonal style I would go for the Stevens 52 stock. It has a more moderate hook plate and the cheekpiece is not pronounced like the Pope model. Mike Stegen Sales in Arizonia sells single shot books and last time I looked had repo's of the old Stevens Catalogs. I would get one for sure before ordering a rifle long distance.

Boats

Another option would be to get the Pope, or 52 style gun, and have CPA fit a second buttstock to it, without the high cheekpiece, and schuetzen buttplate. That would make it more versatile, depending on what you planned to shoot. It would probably be best to go with the loop lever on either gun, as the Pope lever wouldn't lend itself well to benchrest.