Ok thanks guys. I think I will probably trade for it then.
79s does a pretty good job of staying on top of these prices. One thing I can say is most of the guys that have the early classic stainless 338's, hang on to them pretty tightly. I know a couple different guys that have them locally, but they cherish their elk rifles, just as much as some guys cherish their original pre 64 Alaskan's. I run across 30-06 and 270 classics quite regularily, but never the 338's. They are generally very good shooters too. The guys around here run 210 partitions for elk hunting and they are devastating on elk. Good luck to the OP. Should be a great rifle. If you intend on shooting it, replace that hard butt pad with a pachmayr decelerator and thank me later...
