Does not offend me a bit. I looked at two double rifles this weekend at NRA exhibition in Louisville KY. Its hard to shop for doubles in KY! I looked at a Krieghoff and a Merkel. The Krieghoff balanced nicely and had a tad better wood. I think the cocking mechanism would take a little getting used too. Both rifles were in 500NE. I thought there would be more DR at an event the size of that! I met Craig Boddington there and heard his African Experience Seminar. Quite good.