If I was you, I would go to the Dallas Safari Club convention or the SCI show in Reno--you can handle them all..I went again last year and found a good deal on a refurbished Westley..shoots great and handles awesome...

I would NEVER buy a double without first handling it or having the opportunity to return it for a full refund after I had a chance to look at it..too much money to take someones word for it..

Chris from Heym might be someone to contact--he "might" send you one for your review and hopefully purchase...

I agree with your caliber selection..the 500 is an awesome round--in fact I am snooping around for one myself--thinking I might get one of those mentioned in this post to travel with..my thinking is if it got damaged or lost it could easily be replaced -where as the old english doubles are not that readily available...

Good Luck

Ripp