Most dealers vastly inflate the asking price so just take that as the normal situation, and when you make an offer, they are going to counter offer.

In my experience the double gun market is currently Very Soft and many dealers are asking price the might have gotten years ago, especially Brit guns because 90% on them were exported to America in the past couple of decades. There are many more guns than people that want them. I would consider the current state a buyers market and deal accordingly.

For what its worth~~