Near as I can tell, Bill and I agree and my only real fault is that I lead a sheltered life. I have never paid 695 for a Lefever. Paid 9C a couple times. I can't do this full time which perhaps makes me susceptible to prices that are sometimes greater than the buyer's optimum, which would be nothing at all and you just give Bill the gun with a nice Thankyou note for taking it off your hands. The last pivot lever I saw was a remuddled abomination rewooded with a ridiculous piece of wood and about 5" of drop; the asking was several multiples of 300$.

jack