Could well be, buzz. I didn't know a gunsmith in Lawrence, Kansas at the time, and probably couldn't have afforded him if I did. I don't see it as much of a loss. I'm not sure why anyone is particularly attached to the M11 or the A5. I think there are much better guns for the money, but sometimes it's not all about the bare bones dollar values just like I much prefer side by sides to over/unders, even though the latter are supposed to be so much better. We all have likes and dislikes.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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