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Yes, now I just have to pay for it!
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Congratulations! Are you basically getting a Kreighoff Essentia without the middleman? Hope it is a good deal...hint, hint--we all want a ballpark figure. Very nice.
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This gun will only share some outward appearances with an Essentia, since they come from the same master gun maker, but it will be a strictly "Ziegenhahn und Sohn" gun. My gun is a trigger-plate action, and most Essentia's are a true side-lock gun, the rest being (I think) A&D Boxlocks. I have false-sideplates for more engraving canvas. I selected the wood blank from the "B grade" stack, as the "A grade" stack was more than I wanted to pay for, but having bought a few blanks in the past, I think I chose a good one. The engraving is the expensive part, at 3,000 Euros, almost 25% of the total price.
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Hi Scotty, I was at the Hohenfels Hubertus fest held last last night, won me a complete freshly shot roe deer from the raffle some nice hunting horn music was played too, lovely traditions they have here. Weidmansheil. Martin
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Martin, I just returned today from a Pheasant and Partidge hunt in France with my dog Casey. Hunting was not that great, but at least I have now had the experience and scrathed 2 Roosters and a Patridge, and had a fleeting shot at a Woodcock. I'll post som pics later.
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Scotty, The group hunting drive is on 11th December this year in the Gimpertshausen forest, are you in on it? I have had to cancel a driven hunt in Poland which falls on the same weekend. I have to show willing locally. Best wishes, Martin
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Martin, thank you for the invite, but I am hunting Quail in the California high desert that weekend,.I have a buisness trip followed by a friend's retirement ceremony, then he and I chase quail for two days. But let me know when you want to share a pint in Kemnathen!
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JaegerMeister, Schnapps --moggenweise eine Warsteiner, Ja. I envy you gents just a bit- if given the choice (by Warren Buffett's largess) between a driven shoot in England, or a hunt in Hungary or Germany-- Wunderbar- in Deutschland, Jawohl.
St. Hubertus is the patron Saint of hunters in Europe, is the festival in his honor similar to the great Oktoberfests held earlier in the Autumn there- Danke!!
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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I have been to Oktoberfest, but not St Hubertus fest; One thing I know for sure, is that they drink a LOT of great Bier! My favorite is the Bavarian Dunkel or dark bier; smooth as silk and great flavor.
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