Ken-your wisdom and integrity ring true- both sides will feel they are right-and there is no "clear and certain winner" in this dogfight- I once sold an older Winchester I "bought very right"- a duplicate to another one in my modest collection-held it for a few years, decided to sell it to a dealer (who advertises in Gun List)-long story short- I "wrote off" the shipping loss $- as I still came out way ahead $ wise-and let it go- I would think the $300 might be a typo-that does seem a tad much for UPS insured on a $2400 firearm from TN to MO-but I'm not a UPS insider-and the BATF paperwork and packing is overhead for any licensed dealer-A friend inherited an older (circa 1909) 12 gauge L.C. Smith Pigeon Grade- kept it stored muzzles up in his gun cabinet- but over-oiled it, and the wood around the sidelocks became soft and rotted-and it cracked when he was hunting with it-many years ago- I am told that sidelocks are more expensive to restock than boxlocks, all the inletting-hard lesson to learn. RWTF
