I am going to chime in here...
As already mentioned, I think there is a considerable market for refurbished field grade classics that have modern dimensions and modern appeal.
For example, I bet that someone who could find and refurbish old Foxes, Elsies, NIDs, and Parker field grade guns with new bluing on 28-30" barrels, that are on-face, and still have the original action patina or perhaps even new case colors, and a new stock straight grip conversion with modern dimensions would be able to sell those guns at a decent price.
The question for me is access to old guns at reasonable prices and some kind of stock milling machine like Rich Cole's that would keep the cost and handwork of restocking the gun down. My guess is that the total cost of the original gun, re-blueing, any action work, and the new stock could not exceed $1500 as previously stated and that the gun would have to sell for $2500 to make it worth anyone's while. The reason I personally have not embarked upon a project like that of my own is I just don't know if that is truly possible...
But I do know I would like to have one like that! Tried to buy a Fox from Silvers like that, but was a day late... And those are so real beauties pictured above in this post!
Last edited by David Dabaco; 12/08/07 12:06 AM.
