Stan: Thank you! I hope to get it figured out and ready by December, God willing! We have a family trip planned back to the in-laws in Pennsy and barring the unforeseen, I'd like to have it in hand then.
The gun came from Tennessee Valley in box with a wooden frame. The gun itself was carefully wrapped in bubble-wrap and then bedding in a mess of shredded paper. The charge for the box and shipping wasn't insignificant. I suppose that I can re-use said system to get it back to my in-laws. The cases that would fit this unit are something like $600 new, and shipping for such a heavy case is also a significant cost, either by airline or by mail.
Compare the overall length to my 16 double (28-tubes, 14 3/4 LOP). Portability isn't the strong suit here.
