For what he is trying to get out of that rifle, he should bend over backward to prove that it is worth his reserve. I think that you should run away from that rifle and that seller, but its your $$ and I don't have a dog in this fight.
I think that, for me, if I had a spare $1700, I could find a better way to spend it, but I'm not in the market for a Savage 1899B in 303 Savage.
Jeff
