Originally Posted By: Tinker
Pete-

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I was giving him points to bring down the seller's price when they spoke next


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Something that would really complete the package would be period-proper British 'maker's cased' tooling for loading - bullet mould/sizer, case prep/seating tools, etc
Also it would be nice to see bullet weight/charge prescription somewhere on the rifle to see what load it was regulated for...



Neat rifle!
Perhaps the original poster (coin/watch/jewelery/firearm specialist) will end up getting an incredible deal on it - and if he does, I hope he ends up getting it running nicely without stuffing it.

Also - if he actually does end up getting it for a song - I'd hope that when/if the time ever came for him to pass it along that he'd offer it to someone here (who would care for it, run it, and HUNT with it) for a similarly screaming deal!



Cheers
Tinker



As far as I know, he doesn't have any bullet molds, etc. But I will definitely ask.

Thanks for the "specialist" designation, though I am much more of a jack of many trades, expert at none. I get on a subject and spend a year or two learning enough to ask intelligent questions, but not much more. That said, firearms have been an interest for nearly 30 years and I have more than I can count(at least on my hands). But nothing antique. The closest I have would be a Manurhin PP and a Mitchel's Mauser k98 with all of the fixin's my wife gave me for Christmas a few years back. Just for the record, I don't have any interest in coins. Not yet anyhow. Maybe after the watch fever subsides. But not really mechanical enough for me and not sparkly enough for my wife.

I have a philosophy of not selling guns, but I get your point. Actually, that's why I'm not really sure I want this gun. This neighbor is just about the nicest neighbor anyone could ever get by random. I've known him since I was about 11 and that's not too far from 30 years. Unless he really just wants to sell it to myself or my father, I'm not sure I can agree to pay a mere fraction of what its worth. I'd feel guilty every time I held it. Just for the record, I'm not soft person and I'm not afraid to negotiate. But I just can't see giving this guy the hard sell (hard buy??). If he was a gun dealer who didn't know what he had, or someone cleaning out an estate at a garage sale, I would feel differently. If he was a mere acquaintance who was simply trying to raise money fast, I'd jump on it.

As soon as I can get a good sense of what a fair price is, I will give that information to him along with my offer to buy for what I can afford or alternative, with my offer to help him find a good home.

I briefly belonged to MVACA before I had a child. Maybe I should attend another meeting with this gun if I can get it back for a few weeks.

Thanks again to everyone. I really do appreciate all of the feedback. I'll continue to keep the group updated.