He's talked to another guy and now is hesitating to swap ... Not a shock. I don't want to rip him off but..
The plan is to buy it outright as Sheister suggested, we';; see.

Kragman, you're all heart looking after me like that whistle

The Remington replaced one I regretted selling years ago. This one shoots too so I'll keep it and see about adding another to the assortment.

Thanks for the replies!

"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.
You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
Isak Dinesen