You're making me drool, Ernie! I'm waiting on an XP rebarrel to 260 Rem to get done. Now you've gone and made the wait harder!
Is yours a rear-grip or a center-grip?
Center grip, Ernie. Nothing fancy, just an 18.5" Model 7 takeoff barrel. If it shoots anything like my Remington barreled XP in 7mm-08 I'll be a happy camper. I like the possibility of taking an offhand shot (under 100 yds) if presented with the center grip. That would be a pretty tall order with a rear grip. I'll post a pic or two over on LRH after I get it back from the smith.