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Congratulations on making a really well thought out plan and executing it. I would love to see pictures of the whole gun.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Don,
Glad you put this case study together and congrats on getting what you wanted in the gun! How long did the sleeving a nod refinish take?
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Thank you for a very engaging story. I too would like to see overall pictures of the completed gun.
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Really enjoyed the case study and the discussions. Looking forward to seeing some photos.
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Jeremy, I'm just surfing auction sights and dealers on line.
Hill Rod and Gun
Puglisi
Champlin's
Vintage Doubles
Dismal River
various auction houses, Amoskegue, Kramer, RIA, Gunbroker of course, etc.
For the last month or two, I've been shopping around for a nice double for Gus and I to use this fall as a mainstay gun. My price range is not so high as the $4500 that would be invested in this proposed gun but I see plenty of them out there in that range, and they go for much more than what folks on this forum claim to be reasonable prices. I have seen this before with forum discussions, prices claimed are usually much less than what the market at the time seems to bear. Certainly, folks can find some especially good deal somewhere, but the average market price always seems to be well above what forum discussions claim them to be.
I'm continuing to knock around in the $3k and below range, and while I think prices are depressed a bit from 5 yrs ago or so, I don't think the bottom has fallen out of the market either. Finding a nice British double in my price range is a bit challenging, but then I'm pretty picky about what I want too.
If you look outside English-made the pickings can be ok..... Two barrel set with reputable European name... One set of barrels has choke-tubes making it very practical choice. If I needed good classic double I would look at this offering.
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If you look outside English-made the pickings can be ok..... Two barrel set with reputable European name... One set of barrels has choke-tubes making it very practical choice. If I needed good classic double I would look at this offering. That's a very nice gun and although it is not a pistol-grip stock, I might overlook that detail if it was affordable. Unfortunately, it is still about $1000 above my ceiling. Also interesting that the most constricted choke is only 00.02". I'd want something tighter, and perhaps Briley could retrofit one to work. But just the base gun is too high unless you know someone that would trade me 10 Benjamins for a Nikon spotting scope and a European double barrel muzzleloader.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/
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And now, the plot thickens. Remember that Dig Hadoke wrote his idea of building a custom gun on a best work action with as bad a stock and barrels as you can in his "Vintage Guns," page 153. Well, yours truly was well into the planning of such a venture when the Woodward BLE showed up at Holt's. There is a very "thread bare old gentleman" (think Woodward SLE) awaiting rebirth. I have increased confidence in Dig's theory due to the BLE. However, I also have increased awareness of the need for very careful and thorough advance planning.
Pictures in a day or two.
DDA
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