Sounds good. I have yet to be led astray by the advice I have received in this forum so I appreciate the feedback. My gut told me to go for it, but when you are dealing with purchases in this value range you just want to go on more than a gut feeling. The gun is on consignment at a local shop in my wife's hometown and was just put out for sale the day or two before Christmas by a local collector. Needless to say, I almost feel like saying that the timing was perfect. I guess I will be sticking around for a couple more days until the shop opens back up. Thanks again, I'll post some pics when I get the gun back home which should be interesting being that I am in a very anti-gun buying state.