Thank You all. I appreciate your help. But as you can see, those who have one would not trade it for anything. Those who don't, do not recommand it. And you all have good points. That's why an ignorant like me has a hard time making up his mind. I'll go with Haugenna: contact Weatherby and get their story. I didn't find an e-mail address for them. Will have to write a letter. I don't reload, but now that I'm retiring, will have time to do it. I'm glad to hear that the recoil is tolerable with the brake.... don't know if the sergent-at-arms at the local field will let me use it. Other members might complaint about the noise. Will keep you posted...might takea few months. No dealer in Canada has one but one dealer in Alberta is expecting a couple in november, and no dealer in the States will ship to Canada. Customs officers have gone crazy since 9-11. They don't even let scopes pass.

Pierre from Canada