I paid $500 + $30 shipping + $12.50 FFL = $542.50 out the door.

I won an auction on line on Auction Arms.

It came in original packaging.
It looked like new in box except for:
1) rings were in bubble wrap
2) a tiny dent in stock
3) bore badly copper fouled
4) pages of manual folded over


I may:
1) change the trigger
2) re barrel
3) find 30mm ring set up
4) buy it a hard case

I think I would wipeout, and JB the bbl first, [ie totally clean the bbl], just to see how she shoots.

I have been doing Butch's Bore shine, but overnight it was Wipe Out.

It looks like it will clean up.
Then I will burnish the bore with Lyman moly bore cream.

If you decide to change the trigger, consider a Kepplinger (if you haven't already). They ain't cheap, but they are nice, real nice.

I had just put a Kepplinger set trigger in the .223 #1 that was stolen 4 weeks ago.

So I lived with a Kepplinger set trigger for a week before it was stolen. I fired ~200 rounds with it at squirrels.

In non set it was 1.5#.
In set mode it was ~ .8#.
My force gauge only goes down to 1#.

I did not usually bother with the set mode.
I could see when I installed it that in the non set mode it could have been replaced with a spur with a hole drilled in it.

I am going to try to make a better trigger than the Kepplinger.
I will probably buy another Kepplinger just to show my buddies that the one I made is as good.