You guys have given me some great info. Looks like my target will be a used merkel in 470. and increase my price range to $6K to $7K. $6k if I am really persistent and lucky. Lets see what happens.

an o/u is out of the question.

The other concern I had was shooting this gun since I shoot lefty. Would not having a cheek piece be a problem for me to shoot? Would it be a big deal for a gunsmith to make me a new but stock?

What do you guys think about the Blaser S2. I had a guy that was giving me a price of $6500. To good to be true.

Also, are the prices in the blue book somewhat off? A merkel 140-2 at 90% lists for $4550. Thats where I originaly based my budget from. What constitutes 90%?

Thanks Guys for all your input.