Ben,
I bought the rifle over 20 years ago at a price that was quite dear at the time for someone who wasn't making much at the time as I was. Today that price would probably start a stampede to the seller. Best I can say is look at the current market and remember the value of a nice rifle will appreciate, it may hurt now but in a few years you'll be smiling.
Daryl,
I haven't tried Swiss but I'll be travelling this fall and plan to stop by a dealer who stocks both Swiss and KIK, neither of which are available in my area. A number of BPE shooters seem to be using KIK so I'll get some of both and see which works best. Thanks for the tip. I really like the NFB loads in this rifle but I do have a Manton 577/500 that I want to use black in, the idea of using fillers, even dacron, in a bottle necked case spooks me.
Thanks guys.