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Opinions here no wrong answers.
You have $10,000 bucks to spend on a bespoke shotgun, who or where would you decide to go for that shotgun?
Buy a used one and have it restocked to your specs and shooting style?
New Spaniard?
New English? (yea, right with only $10,0000 bucks)
New Italian?
New German?
New American? (choices would be very limited)
New Frenchy? (Yea, right with only $10,000 bucks)
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Id get a German [Merkel] higher grade SxS....and still have enough left over to get the wife some nice jewelry.....
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I'd probably buy a Miroku grade 5 and spend the rest shooting driven in the UK, now that the pound is collapsing again.
Or maybe a trip to Italy, and Brescia. Get a generic Italian O/U stocked for you while there.
When machine made, hand engraved guns run 20+, 10 isn't making other people gawk at the club anymore.
Out there doing it best I can.
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I'd probably go with a Merkel Sidelock. Possibly a Verney-Carron, but I'd probably be over $10k... I think they start in the 12's.
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I'm pretty easy to fit so I'd probably look for the best quality classic English double I could find for the money without doing any alteration.
Jim
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I'm with James on this one. Get the most hand-made quality you can buy that needs minimal alteration. Almost any pre-WWI guns made in England (that have been well-cared for) are stunning examples of the gunmaker's art.
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What do you want to do with this gun?
Do YOU want new or a redone classic?
Hunt wild upland birds?
Shoot driven pheasants?
Pound 10,000 targets a year?
Go to Argentina and shoot doves?
O/U or SXS?
One gun can not do it all.
If you want an O/U get a Perazzi built to your specs. Nothing better on the planet for the money.
Regards,
Jeff
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I love the history and handling of vintage English doubles. My budget wasn't 10k, but I went through this last fall and ended up buying a Spanish gun at the top of my price range. For me, it was a bad move as I just didn't have as much pride of ownership in it, even though it was a very high quality gun.
So, if I had $10,000 I would look for a vintage English double that fit me well. I would not restock, both because it would loose some of the historical feel I enjoy, and because it would chew up 4-5k of the budget thus limiting my options. But ya never know, the perfect gun with a poor condition wood might be out there
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I would spend sometime researching, handling and shooting if possible. Then, I would make my decision.
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Bring your wife to Paradise for Spring Training. Check into the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Send her to Scottsdale Fashion Square with credit card http://www.fashionsquare.com/ Go to William Larkin Moore http://williamlarkinmoore.com/ Buy yourself something nice that fits. Drive up I-17 to Ben Avery and shoot it. I'll meet you there  Immediate gratification...until the wife's credit card bill arrives 
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