OK. I am more interested in a .308 though a .243 might be interesting if the price is right. A.243 LA in a great rifle like that would be nice.

There was a dude on those forums whom advertised a pair of Finnwolf .243s and .308s about a year ago at a reasonable price. I telephoned and emailed him. He named a price and I said YES IT IS A DEAL and also asked for "his brother's" (the actual owner) contact details, photocopy (or fax) of his licence and registration etc ie I was not going to send a cheque off just to some unknown 'seller'. He came back after a while and said his "brother" wanted a better price "than I had offered"! I said "what's going on, you named the price and now you are trying to increase it". I had commited and expect the 'seller' to live up to his end. I probably was willing to pay a little more or buy only one but really expect a deal to be honoured. He got rude and disappeared. Have never seen him there again.

My thoughts:

1. Was it a scam. He didn't seem to happy to have to provide a copy of the firearms licence and registration (ie proof it actually existed and tracable contact details).

2. It was a fishing expedition to find out the "investments" value and not a serious sale.

Either way it was someone whose word could not be trusted and I have certainly marked down the clown in case he ever re-surfaces. When you make a deal it is a deal in my book.

Too many crooks on the 'net.