Mike:

It's a nice looking gun, but....if you decide to bite, have a first rate smith check out the head of the butt-stock carefully. A fella I know said he saw it before it was repaired (notice the dowel through the cheeks) and it was a mess. If the repair is good, fine. If not, a properly done re-stock will cost significant dollars. There are also splinters out of both sides of the fore-end wood, which can probably be repaired.

This gun has been around the net for quite a while now, and hasn't moved. Make 'em an offer, and have it shipped to a qualified gunmaker for inspection. Cabelas had no problem with shipping a DR to J. J. Perodeau for a friend of mine.

I understand the interest. It's a pretty rifle.
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