If you really want a Perazzi, and the cost of a new one is just too much for your budget, as it was for mine, be patient and watch hard ....... put feelers out. A used gun with many thousands rounds of life left in it can be had without breaking the bank. My first one was an old Ithaca imported MX8, well worn and needed a little TLC, but it was a Perazzi. I got into it for about $1400, as I recall. Had a new bolt installed, ribs relaid and the gun reblued later for another $800. Sold it after getting the one I have now for way more than I had in it.
The MX8 I now shoot is a Winchester imported gun, so still an oldie, but was in much higher condition when I was offered it. I bought it for $2550, in the original hard case. I have shot it hard for ten years or so, and had a new bolt installed in it once. It will outlast me, I'm sure.
Point is, you don't have to take a second mortgage on your home to get into a Perazzi. Just watch, and be patient.
SRH
