Good point- who can afford to buy the new guns shown in the recent great issue of SS magazine, let alone the used British guns offered by the various fine dealers (Vintage, Robin Hollow, Joseph's) among many fine purveyors of quality "previously owned" doubles, both side-by-side and over and under. 1% of the working Americans? Mainly doctors and lawyers and such, to paraphrase the late Waylon Jennings- also Hollywood celebs, entrepreneurs, Warren Buffet incomes.
One reason that this thrifty and retired old Fox never buys at auction, usually privately or from a handfull (small handfull) of dealers- when I have the CIF-- (cash in fist) I don't trade, and I don't sell off a gun in order to get the funds to replace it with an "upgrade". Like SS editor Chris Batha said in that issue- "I have champagne tastes and a beer budget" in his article about travelling with guns- what to take, etc. page 26, July/August 2016 issue. And Tom Huggler'to the point ending column is a great read, Tom must be close to my age- takes me back to township dump Saturday afternoon "rat shootin'" parties..
