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I'd be scared to take 'er out of the house. 
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.45colt
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Man now THAT is a bueat!!!. 
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$6,885.00 to $8,285.00
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Dang!! I couldn't afford the sales tax!!!
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Why, you could have a Lazzeroni and get in in some caliber that none of us plebes would ever hear of for that kinda scratch!Hobie wrote:$6,885.00 to $8,285.00
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Nice ... would be a thumper in .358 Win. Notice what they did with the wood around the upper tang.
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But why when you could have a customized 99?Griff wrote:Why, you could have a Lazzeroni and get in in some caliber that none of us plebes would ever hear of for that kinda scratch!Hobie wrote:$6,885.00 to $8,285.00
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Hobie
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same here.BlaineG wrote:I'd be scared to take 'er out of the house.
I can't see spending $7k on a gun that I'm afraid to shoot or hunt with. Is it meant to be a collector's piece/investment?
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I would not be afraid to hunt with it. But I can not see $6,000+ there. Heck I do not see $3,000 there?? What am I missing?? Tom.
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More of a bragging show piece, I can't see a collector's piece. Although it's a beautiful rifle the cost makes it not practical for all but folks with lots more money than they have needs. The only gun in the world I'd spend that kind of bucks on, if I had it to spend, would be a .375 or .416 Holland & Holland double.Jason_W wrote:same here.BlaineG wrote:I'd be scared to take 'er out of the house.
I can't see spending $7k on a gun that I'm afraid to shoot or hunt with. Is it meant to be a collector's piece/investment?
Rob
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May your rifle always shoot straight, your mag never run dry, you always have one more round than you have adversaries, and your good mate always be there to watch your back.
Because I can!
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Sorry, but I could "do it myself" for a whole lot less than their asking. 
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Yep, maybe - but there's scant few that COULD, and even fewer who could have theirs come out looking half as nice.
Don't lose sight of the fact that they are CUSTOM RIFLES - long inhabitanting the area of rarified air, and generally only available to those folks with LOTS of discretionary income.
Custom stockwork on very high grade wood, custom barrel work on custom barrels, everything hand fitted is not to be had via any other methods today - certainly not from the likes of Winchester, Rossi, or even Miroku, as nice as some of the work may be.
It reminds me of the fine Rogue River Custom Winchester Model 88's in .358 of 20 years ago - which were $3500 THEN.
AND, it looks like they're about half the cost of what a comparable Turnbull job would run.
There's no need to discount the Empire Rifles, and others like them, because they're expensive - just enjoy & drool over them.
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Don't lose sight of the fact that they are CUSTOM RIFLES - long inhabitanting the area of rarified air, and generally only available to those folks with LOTS of discretionary income.
Custom stockwork on very high grade wood, custom barrel work on custom barrels, everything hand fitted is not to be had via any other methods today - certainly not from the likes of Winchester, Rossi, or even Miroku, as nice as some of the work may be.
It reminds me of the fine Rogue River Custom Winchester Model 88's in .358 of 20 years ago - which were $3500 THEN.
AND, it looks like they're about half the cost of what a comparable Turnbull job would run.
There's no need to discount the Empire Rifles, and others like them, because they're expensive - just enjoy & drool over them.
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yes, that's enough to solve my problem - but it sure is a beautiful rifleHobie wrote:$6,885.00 to $8,285.00
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Must be a female rifle - Beautiful, but Expensive... 
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That is a classy rifle for sure.
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I am not discounting Empire rifles. But I do own, and have owned a few custom rifles. And I have an idea of what it costs to get things done. And no doubt custom work is expensive. I was only saying that I do not think there is $7,000 worth of custom work there. I read what they did to the old action. And the wood is nice, but it is far from the best grades available.
Being generous on my prices:
The stock: $2,000(very generous)
Used action: $500
New barrel: $300
Machining work on action: $600
High polish bluing: $300
Total: $3,700 So what have I missed?? I did not see any metal engraving?? Tom.
Being generous on my prices:
The stock: $2,000(very generous)
Used action: $500
New barrel: $300
Machining work on action: $600
High polish bluing: $300
Total: $3,700 So what have I missed?? I did not see any metal engraving?? Tom.
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If I had the scratch, no big deal. I'd probaby be able to afford several more like it.
I figure that at least one of 'em has to go out and get a bump or bruise just to show it off.
If I bought it but couldn't really afford it, or if it was the centerpiece of my collection, it would never leave the most heavily most padded corner of my gun safe except on my birthday and the 4th of July.
I figure that at least one of 'em has to go out and get a bump or bruise just to show it off.
If I bought it but couldn't really afford it, or if it was the centerpiece of my collection, it would never leave the most heavily most padded corner of my gun safe except on my birthday and the 4th of July.
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History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Lordy!! That is NICE. And like a feller said, custom rifles have always occupied a rarefied strata that we mere mortals cannot reach - nothing new there.
Cheers,
Oly
Cheers,
Oly
Cheers,
Oly
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Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Johnny Wright
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As a great moderator, who shall remain nameless , once said: "So many guns, So little money" (sigh) 
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, once said: "So many guns, So little money" (sigh) .
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looks great, but not for that much money!
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This is lovely, but what does it depict? The day Noah's ark sailed through hell?olyinaz wrote:
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Hey, I've always like flame jobs on my hot rods!FWiedner wrote:This is lovely, but what does it depict? The day Noah's ark sailed through hell?
Oly
Cheers,
Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Johnny Wright
Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Johnny Wright