Lots of us here built ours up 30-40 years ago when metallurgy and optics were excellent, cost was no object, and we thought that we would be young and vital forever. The rifles and optics are still here, but the youth and vitality isn't. Watch the classifieds. Bargains are and will be out there.

My other auto is a .45

The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory