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A shooter gun does not bring top price. It has a major flaw(s) and should be priced as such. I�d rather have a extension than 80% of the crappy sleeved barrels out there. Invisible is fine but some look like rejects from welding class in high school.

Brent,
I looked at that Churchill when i was looking for a lightweight gun. That is probably the best extention I've seen. I passed because I wanted a 2 1/2" gun. George brought up a good solution to have Mark Larson blend it in. I've seen his website and he is amazing, though I'm not sure of the cost.
Shooter or not, you still have to look at it.
Karl

Karl, that Churchill IS a 2 1/2" gun.

I am assuming it is a 12 bore but I dont' see that listed anywhere. The website is very inconsistent about actually listing the gauge of the gun that is being sold. Often not the chokes either. I can't figure out why such basic info is not included.

Anyway a very nice gun, but not for me.

the second gun - the Churchill lightweight boxlock - is pretty unusual and very high quality. I'd have bought it at $5500 and restocked it, expecting that my investment ($3000 to $4000) in restocking would eventually be repaid. I guess I look at guns as toys and not investments.

Yes, it is in fact a 2 1/2" gun. I had looked at so many, some 2" ones, it gets confusing. Anyway, Mark Larson's stock treatment looks interesting.
Karl

FWIW, I acquired a British SLE with a 13 inch LOP that I had Mark Larson extend and grain paint. The joint is invisible, even in bright sunlight and the grain pattern very attractive. The price was quite reasonable, considering all the work done.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat, particularly if I were able to beat the purchase price down because of the short LOP or an unmatched extension.

Can Mark blend the the grain with paint with a previously extended stock?
Karl

Maybe this is a question for Karl to answer since he just bought a similar, but unextended Churchill (yours is spectacular by the way). What would the value of this extended Churchill be (the on at hillrodandgun.com) if its stock was one piece and normal?

$11K? Substantially more than $11K? Substantially less?

Karl:

Yes, he can.

Paul

Would most of these guns be back to original length if the extensions were removed? Might be some deals out there for guys like me with shorter arms who would want to go the other way, meaning having the extension removed and a buttplate made.