Dear OWD. Thank you for pointing out the gap. It is a small thing, but on a premium gun, It should not exist. Some may call it nitpicking, but if you can afford a 100,000 gun, you can nitpick. One only buys a BEST GUN because it is the best that can be made. I have heard of millionaires refusing shipment of their luxury yachts because the underside of tables were left bare and not sanded and finished. If you are grossly overpaying for a product, then it better be perfect. If a gun company is going to charge a king's ransom for a gun, then they themselves have set the bar exceedingly high and invite such scrutiniy. This still does not change the fact that the gun is drop dead gorgeous! Do you think the caliber is suitable for dragons? I am assuming this is its purpose, since engraving is ment to signify the game the gun will take. -Sage Grouse, IM