340boy, sure you can use that line of BS, negotiating for your 7 Wby.
And, of course, we expect pictures when you get that "sorry ole Wby" home...
DF
Edited to add, tell them that is a high intensity round, that a used gun like that can have a shot out barrel. Ask if they have a borescope, that you're concerned about how much life that barrel may have...
And, for the right price, you'll take it off their hands, as is...
Of course, doing them a favor...