It was arguably the nicest rifle I've ever owned. I certainly will be on the search for another one in about two years. I'm on a life plan: zero debt, own everything in my life free and clear, then buy all the guns/toys/cars I want.
I just paid off 20% of my remaining life debts from a single gun sale. Every day I get closer to that goal.
The best part is if you buy good guns, you do just fine in life. I lost not one penny on the gun and in fact, its return on investment was better than any S&P 500 index fund over the past ten year return rate.
The buyer saved 50% of a new gun, I did well, he did well.
Not to disparage any other gun, but had I gone cheap with a sabatti, merkel, chapuis, VC, Searcy, or K-Gun, it wouldn't have been a "free gun on loan" scenario, it would have been a gun I had to lose money on.
So in conclusion, buy investment grade guns and you can enjoy them, keep them, pass them on, or sell them without taking a loss.