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Huge money pit. I would pass on that one. From the sounds of things JM, you pass on all guns. All, but one. Jagermeister, all you need for an appropriate finish to this fantasy is to tell us that your new, recent, and imaginary SLE double gun was a gift from an equally imaginary friend named John F. Kennedy.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.
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Huge money pit. I would pass on that one. From the sounds of things JM, you pass on all guns. All, but one. Jagermeister, all you need for an appropriate finish to this fantasy is to tell us that your new, recent, and imaginary SLE double gun was a gift from an equally imaginary friend named John F. Kennedy. It's not fantasy. This year I'm going hunting which I have not done for several years.
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For whatever my opinion is worth, if I live long enough I've several guns that I hope to bring "back from the dead" and not a single one of those guns would ever be worth the investment doing so would require. I seriously doubt I'll have finances to get them all done, but I'll do what I can; and I'll do so because I know they're rare and deserve to be preserved. That was a beautiful Daly when it was new and what a pity that it has been so abused; so if not you, then I hope that at some point someone will restore it to some measure of its former glory.
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Any effort from just a simple display to delving into the money pit to bring it to a state that would allow one to press it into service is a tribute to the mechanics & their talent for the period. Considering total production, I don't think we'll ever see such talent again.....
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I think there have been enought comments on the price. $500-1000
So if you want it just buy it.
Then set aside $5000 for restoring it.
Years wait or more?
John
John Boyd Quality Arms Inc Houston, TX 713-818-2971
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I had a gunsmith friend who died many years ago. He was in the trade for 60 years and was very well know. He was a outspoken, and a little gruff. He would tell of the times that someone wanted a gun restored and it was a real tird. He would tell them that it was not worth the effort, time and expense. That is would not be rational to restore it. He said after the customer kept pushing the issue, he would say leave the gun here and $500. I will call you when I use up the $500 and you can send more!
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John, I'd like to buy it. I would tomorrow if the owner would part with it. He's on the fence AND he's away for an extended period of time. If and when I'm able to acquire it, I'll let the board know. In the meantime, I'm glad, and I'm sure the rest of the board is, that you have decided there have been enough comments. Everyone stop now. You are right....the consensus seems to be between $500 and $1000. That's what I was trying to find out, so thanks all.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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It's not fantasy. This year I'm going hunting which I have not done for several years.
Well Jagermeister, if you are fantasizing about going hunting with an imaginary gun, you might as well go for imaginary big game. I would not trust bismuth loads for Tyrannosaurus Rex, and I certainly would not try using a gun that was actually being held on Layaway like many of the guns you have told us you bought... but never actually purchased:
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............In a perfect world, when CJO hands me back the Lindner Diamond 12 gauge he is working on for me, I'll hand him this and the appropriately sourced additional components.
Thought I would bring this thread back from the dead, but for a specific reason. As many of you know, CJO did hand me back my 12 gauge Lindner Daly a few months ago and it's damn near perfect. And while I won't be turning over to Claudio the 10 gauge that was the subject of this thread, I will be handing him a recently acquired Lindner made Charles Daly Diamond model 275 in 20 gauge, a somewhat rarer and more desirable configuration. As usual with me it will need a little work but this time it's just wood and finishes....relatively easily done stuff. LOL Relatively is the operative word. Barrels are next to perfect. Might be a better investment of time and money than the 10 gauge.
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The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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James, please take pics of the 275 before and, if Claudio will do so, during his work on it, like he did the 12 ga. That is a great thread.
SRH
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