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Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Jagermeister #10977 11/20/06 02:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,274 Likes: 1 California james-l Sidelock
james-l Sidelock Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,274 Likes: 1 California	A few years ago I read an article in Gun Digest??? how they made firearms in the India , Pakistan area by hand tools. They didn't even have a vise, most of the products were Enfield rifles and such, I don't believe they made many Purdy double rifles. Jim I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Jagermeister #10981 11/20/06 02:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,812 Marshallton DE rabbit Sidelock
rabbit Sidelock Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,812 Marshallton DE	PaulJ, your Delphic procunciamentos require some thought. Prince Albert could hardly stand up for 10 minutes but Mom bought at A&N. Did his shooting stick contain arsenic? Was he poisoned thereby? Which are the best crutch guns? Please provide further obfuscation at earliest convenience. jack

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? rabbit #10988 11/20/06 02:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,381 Likes: 1 W KNIEI Jagermeister Sidelock
Jagermeister Sidelock Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,381 Likes: 1 W KNIEI	Holland & Holland for example is a legendary name. Just ask guy with bad teeth and beer belly at your local gun store! 'Buy the gun not the name' is the opium of the masses. A NEWLY made to order gun from the 'Holy Trinity' of London is the opium of the obscenely wealthy.

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Jagermeister #11009 11/20/06 05:45 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,812 Marshallton DE rabbit Sidelock
rabbit Sidelock Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,812 Marshallton DE	I'm told it's often lonely at elevation. Could be. jack

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Jagermeister #11011 11/20/06 05:55 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock
Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods	For most, buying a London Sle made before WWII is the best bet for a handmade gun. "Buy the gun, and not the name," is the same as, "if you have to ask." "Buy the gun, and not the name," means your on a budget! Just remember, a craped-out Purdey, will cost you more than a pristine GE Lewis. Last edited by Lowell Glenthorne; 11/20/06 05:58 PM.

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Lowell Glenthorne #11013 11/20/06 06:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,381 Likes: 1 W KNIEI Jagermeister Sidelock
Jagermeister Sidelock Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,381 Likes: 1 W KNIEI	One can do very well by avoiding 'The Trinity' and sticking with older 2nd-hand guns with names like: Atkin, Churchill, Evans,....I would go with SLE from Henry's shop if I wanted one.

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Lowell Glenthorne #11015 11/20/06 06:29 PM
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400 Nitro Express Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 433 Lone Star State	"Buy the gun, not the name" means you know the guns well enough to recognize quality irrespective of the name that ended up on the gun. Yeah, it takes more knowledge of the subject than merely being able to recognize a name. Going by name only is for amateurs. "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? 400 Nitro Express #11018 11/20/06 06:35 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock
Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods	Thats the rationale of the third tier buyers!

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? Lowell Glenthorne #11020 11/20/06 06:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 433 Lone Star State 400 Nitro Express Member
400 Nitro Express Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 433 Lone Star State	Nope, it's the rationale of a wise buyer. "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Re: What qualifies a gun as "HAND-MADE"? 400 Nitro Express #11021 11/20/06 06:40 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock
Lowell Glenthorne Sidelock Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,250 Glenthorne Woods	It's the rationale of the "just as good as crowd." ...and we know what that means!

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