C Man, I've only done a couple deals with Kirby. Both satisfactory. Last summer, a friend bought a gun from him at the Great Northern. A couple issues became apparent once he started shooting the gun. (No reason Kirby should have been aware of them.) My friend contacted Kirby who took care of everything--on his dime. Not all dealers will do that.

Let us know how the inspection turns out. Sounds like an interesting gun.