FWIW - I can't say whether anything is wrong with this one or not, BUT as a rule of thumb... buyer beware of "Auction Guns"... guns that have "problems" notoriously end up at auction - usually b/c no dealer is willing to take the gun with its existing problems. That's not to say that all guns at auction have something wrong with them, but most dealers would agree that a lot of guns with problems end up at auction.

Case in point, why would what appears to be a good condition DR go for an estimates 30%-40% of replacement cost? Either the auction organizer knows little about the gun (unlikely-given the group) or something is astray with it... who knows? But it's a lot of money and i'm relatively sure there is no "3-day inspection period" after purchase.

On the other hand, if the gun did have a problem in such a functional way - how can the auction co. get by with not disclosing that information?