Thanks Guys . This evening the girls (wife and daughter) are taking me out for some fine dining . Just came in from shooting the beech TX200HC and remarking the scopes yardage markings . I had planned on shooting a match tomorrow , but I did a check on the distance and 283 miles is a little much to drive , shoot 3 hours and the drive back home . Gene got me wanting the blue laminate HW97K and my HW97K got me to wanting another. Both the TX and the HW are sweet shooters , especially when tuned , but in the ease of use , the HW97K wins ; it's just easier to cock than a TX200HC and I like the carbines better than the long barreled ones in both. Just personal preference . kirby BTW today I'm 58 years young .