Interesting Brent I was just at a gun show in Pine City Mn and there was a sporter there also. However it appeared to be in pretty nice shape. It may have been reblued but was very good if it was. I didn't linger on it long but the seller was asking $475 if I remember right. I was writing in to see if anyone could tell me what the price range on these is. By the way no magic for me either. In total there were 3 of the krags at the show. Didn't really look at the others.