Thx Curl, appreciate it. What happened was after years of wanting one I went ahead and ordered it, the .375 that is, the following year was looking good so I thought "Sod it, I'll order it's brother to make it a pair". I have ordered exactly the same rifle in .500 NE without scope but it's a composed pair as they couldn't get me consecutive serial numbers. Then the financial crisis hit and I was on the point of cancelling it (I was seriously close to losing the lot) but I've made a fair bit back this year so she should be ready in July 2011. I think I have mentioned the UK inheritance tax, when I go for, as Ripp or you call it, "the long kip in the ground" the govt take 50% of everything BUT cars, guns, etc NOT included so the kids can sell the pair and pay a bit off their mortgages I hope,
best, Mike