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I used to make monthly trips to Dunns Fine gun room in it's heyday....I hate to even think about it.
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Sidelock
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Those days of searching for a piece of the true cross of gun happiness are over. No redos, up-grades or rehabs!
If it doesn't fit right away the place I hunt - I'm not interested.
Its a land/gun thing.
I passed on a Holland & Holland 4bore fowler...what the hell am I going to do with that, other than chat.
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You could've used it on the poachers ?
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Sidelock
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It's only a "little" less useful then .416 Rigby double square bridge magnum mauser. 
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Back in the 70s when I lived in Indiana there was a gunshop with a 50 gal. barrel or two of doubles all priced under $100. The assortment usually included Parkers,Smiths and English guns with some Belgian clunkers mixed in. Naturally they all had damascus barrels so I didn't buy any of them.
Jim
The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.
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Six months ago I saw a Fox 16 gauge with 32" barrels at MW Reynolds listed at $3,400. It was described as having been case colored again. I emailed and got some questions answered. Then I called. I passed. Then about three months ago it was on Galazan's for $7,400. In the interim I had learned enough about Fox's to realize that those were original Fox colors. It was gone from Galazan's after two weeks.
Best,
Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 05/10/08 02:29 PM.
I am glad to be here.
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When I was in college I was shooting Trap on Wednesdays out at the old Seattle Skeet & Trap at Redmond, Washington. I was using either my Super-Fox or my Father's Parker duck gun. I wanted a real trap gun. One day when checking on things at the Safari Room in the sporting goods department of Frederick & Nelson's department store, there was a near mint Parker Bros. DHE-Grade double trap with all the options on consignment. The price was a 1960s college student staggering $1000!!! I worked my Uncles and my Father and every other source of funds I could think of and actually came up with the money. When I got to F&N there was the original owner taking the gun back, saying he must have been crazy to think of selling that gun!
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I bought a Parker AAHE 12 in perfect shape, sold it a month later to double my money. BUT I have been in agony over that stupid move. I'd like to kick my butt!!!
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Here's one I let slip... I inquired about this gun last week... http://www.gunsamerica.com/919885748/Gun...lock_Hammer.htmAsked the guy my normal questions..."bore dimensions ?"..."wall thicknesses ?"..."any pitting on the breech face ?"..."tight on face ?" Here's his reply... "It's not a perfect, mint gun. You should look elsewhere. Thanks," bOy it sure wuz an "attractive" gun.... With a "mint" price.
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Back in about 1977 I bought a Holland and Holland 12 Bore double rifle for a 4 1/4" case shooting 10 drams of powder as indicated on the side of the rifle and also on the charge card in the case. It was in its original case with bullet mold in almost new condition and nearly unfired. I found out from Hollands that it was an experemntal rifle made for the Nawab of Bhopal. If I remember right, there was a single 12 bore made for the 4 1/4" case too. I paid a lot of money for it at the time and owned it for about 3 months, then needed money so I traded it for a Purdey single shot .450 and cash. I wonder what it would be worth now!
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