Wow while I was a sleep this post took off. Now you are all a sleep. Not sure if any of you care what my opinion is but here it is anyways
GregSY,
I agree one could do a lot more with $49,000.00 however people don't bat an eye when someone pays that for a car. I think and I could be wrong that people that have $49,000.00 for a shotgun, also have money for charities, nice cars, vacations, ect. Do you get my point? Its not all they can afford.
Without naming names I have met and shot with a very well to do man that some of you I am very sure know. He is a self made man, he is from a time when men worked hard and tried to do better by working hard. He owns guns way above $49,000.00. I have handled one of them. I envy him and admire him for his drive and determination. He is a nice man and has always been friendly to me. At the same time I know he donates a lot of money to good causes. I know he takes care of his family. So my point is when you have that type of money everything is taken care of and you can not only afford to pay those prices but you can justify the purchess as well.
I also believe that the Remington Parkers, CSMC Model 21's, and CSMC A.H. Fox guns do not need to be called reproductions. In an indirect way they are Reproductions yes. However Mr. Galazan and Remington do own some sort of rights. I am not a lawyer and don't intend to make you think I know something I do not. But they do own something that gives them a legal right to produce these guns. I mis-spoke Dick_dup1, my mistake the "CSMC Model 21". However like another poster on here added for a fee you can have the Winchester name added to the gun.
These guns are not manufactured the way the originals were that is a fact. You think the prices are high now? Imagine if Mr. Galazan had to pay all those man hours of labor without all the CNC machines? These guns are fine well built guns to the original specs. I don't know if this is the case or not but the materials used maybe of better quality now too.
As for the era of the originals there is no doubt once so ever they were made by men that worked hard, that had skills that are hard to come by now. It was a different time and a different mentality. I wish I was alive during those days. Men were Men then. Kids got a good smack when they were out of line. Kids could play outside safely and walk to school. Kids didn't sit infront of a TV playing video games. Its sad but those days are long gone. The new Model 21's, Fox, Parkers, and ICD's are not ever going to just replace the original guns. What they will do is carry on the tradition. My hats off to everyone trying to make carring the tradition on happen.
