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Mike,
I dont want to sound argumentative but I dont buy it. There is no way there is less than $1500 in those shotguns. Unless of course you throw out labor cost.
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Less that $1,500 in each gun?! I guess it is if you say so, but I'd sure like to know how. Beautiful.
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Mike, I want to know how you can redo a gun like that with that wood for $1,500. Jake
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Well lets see, somewhere's around $300-$500 for wood like that, $135 to Color Case, about $10 in materials to blue, the cost of a basket case gun and lots of time, I can see where you can possibly have $1500 in a gun like that but I sure can't see doing all that and not wanting to make at least $1500+ more for doing it.........
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If I could find wood for 300-500 that looked that good, I'd buy some. If those are $1500 in the last year or so, man did Mike score!
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Well it was kind of a guess, I have seen some pretty nice stuff go on ebay in that range, sometimes with a small fault that would keep a professional stockmaker from wanting it but could still turn out pretty presentable as those guns definitely are. OH YA, and for the record I want to be first in line for a 20ga of any of the major makers that is done up like the examples you posted for $1500......
Last edited by dblfever; 12/07/07 08:18 PM.
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dblfever,
Yeah, that'd be a find... a 20g in any of the majors for $1500 usually means it's not real pretty. But, I did pay $1800 for that LC 20g 32", ejector Trap Grade in 20g and I have $300 in the wood plus $350 in the inletting. Gonna be sweet for a $2500 gun...if I finish it.
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I did a Fgr 20ga Lefever last year and am into it for barely over 2k, French walnut not quite what is pictured above but very nice and would have been less but had to have the ribs relayed and I am not up to that myself so that was allmost $400 for that and just under $400 to have the wood machined were the biggest hits. And lots of hours.......
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dblfever..........who'd you get to relay ribs for 400?
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The only American classic sxs not affected by cosmetic enhancement is Winchester Mod. 21. I think there is more redos out there then ones with original factory finish.
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