im with Johnny on this, though the rifle is nice, id want to see the serial number, and some better pics, maybe of the bolt , receiver ring edge, stock, barrel dates, ect..
always buy the rifle, not the story.
example. i own a NRA sporter that has a hit on SRS, that i personally rebarreld to .257R imp.
it wasnt built for anyone special, and has no history, other then owned and rebarreled by me.
and if i wanted to , i could date and mark the barrel and nobody would be able to tell. and make up some BS story to go with it.
good thing thats not my style..
i would be a bit gunshy of any seller who lists his rifle along with a bad additude.