Don, did you happen to measure the drop on that gun? From the pic on Cabela's website it looks helacious--like 3"...maybe more?

Yes, of course, I did. 3 1/2" D@H. They had told me this on my intial inquiry along with describing the well repaired crack across the wrist. I had intended to restock it from the get go so these thing were immaterial to me but the tangs proved a bit lower than the usual 3" drop Parker.