I agree. All-in-all it would've made a Jim-Dandy deer rifle, but not as such for that kind of money. Still and all, such things should be snagged when you see them, IMO, and rara avis' like these should be granted some leeway condition-wise. Had I still been hot to trot for 99's, and saw the auction, I would've probably taken a swing at it.
Just my opinion/observation, worth about as much as a bucket of warm spit.
