It is an absolute steal at the price. I have the regular Sauer 3000 version of it with a 6X Nickel Supra in Suhler mounts. This gun has the "Colt" collectors' added value/interest. They had less expensive blade front sights and no cheek piece like the Sauer 3000 had, and they had recoil pads and game scene engraving. My model Sauer is the simpler scroll engraving. Sauer 3000s like mine are now selling for between $4,400 and $5,000 with the Lux game scene ones going for $5,000-$5,500, scoped properly.
The 243 versions are about 10% less, I've noticed.
I had the big beavertail forend wood slimmed to a substantial splinter by a very good wood guy that did Lee LeBas' work. Now it looks like a "proper" drilling.
