To clear up my previous post, in other words, if he didn't want people scrutinizing his rifle, then why put it on the internet at all? He should have just personally and privately took it to Rick B, had it authenticated, and then took it back home if he didn't want other people asking questions about it or questioning it in any way. Should have just kept the entire thing private and not on a public forum. Just for giggles, if I ever post anything that I believe or know is genuine, anyone and everyone on this forum and others have my no strings attached permission to post pictures of anything I own and ask all the questions and scrutinize anything you want to about it and you will not hear one sour word from me. That goes for forums I don't belong to or never visit. I just wouldn't care. Out of all the problems life throws at me, I just wouldn't allow that to be one of them haha