Onery- I had one with the heavy barrel a couple of years ago. Worst mistake I every made was selling it. Tne 78's are EXTREMELY!! accurate rifles with the heavy barrels. I won several local matchs with the same rifle you are discribing. They have great triggers and are diffently shooters. Value is diffenetly in the $800/$900 range and maybe more. I traded mine for a Cooper in 17 Rem. Wish I had mine back. They are getting really scarce and hard to find.