Ray,

I'm just the bastard to own one, or four, as the case may be...I guess a bastard four times over...

I get called that every day when I deny an insurance clain, so you may just be right...

I DO like the Valmet system based guns for their versatility and accuracy...they'll never be Bond Street, however. My Tikka 9,3 shoots a bit better than my expensive Merkel...I am taming the Merkel, however, with some new reloads I'm working up.

I will never say you are right, Ray...

But I will admit that my former Merkel SXS 9,3 just fell across my arm like it belonged there. What a dumbass I was for selling it...almost as bad as the dumbass who paid twice too much for it...