I will add the $500 is for the rifle only as far as the scope. That is a completely separate issue. I am going to loan him one of my Leupolds. I also told him about the TS gun show which is about an hour away. However, it's only near us twice a year. We have agreed to go to the next gun show, which will be there in about five months.

If you reload, there's no such thing as an obsolete cartridge.

Once you render an opinion, you open yourself up to criticism.