Temphank, those Pedersolis at Cabala's sure are pretty, but mighty pricey. I don't know if there's a Cabala's close to you. But I once saw a RM Hawkens in the Bargain Cave of the Cabala's in my area with a $600 price tag. I looked it over pretty closely and could find no flaw except for a minor scratch on the buttstock. If you're close enough to one of their stores to check every couple of weeks you may get lucky.

On the other hand, as others have said, the Lyman Great Plains Rifle is a might fine gun. I have one in .54 and would recommend that gun and caliber highly.