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[quote=BobinNH]DArcy's rifles may be a bargain in the custom industry today,assuming of course that a guy can afford any of them.


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Does this guy sell a hat? 32k for a rifle in a Bansner synthetic stock is not in the budget for this year.

D'Arcy's hats, like his rifles, show up in all sorts of nice places

If I ever win lotto I would buy two Echols rifles. One in 30-06 and one in 375 H&H . Then I would do my best to wear the barrels out shooting critters.

I would buy them now if I could afford it.

Dink

I figured if I starter wearing the cap, the wife would get used to it and not notice the long box in the gun room. I'll use her line: "Oh I've had that for quite awhile, you just didn't notice it".

The trick with D'Arcy's rifles is to always have them painted the same color. Black is particularly effective, because to most wives, they don't look any more expensive than any other synthetic rifle. D'Arcy is finishing up one for me right now and it will be painted brown like the others.

If they catch you with a new Legend, just tell them it's your old one and you just had it re-blued and painted.

Best,

Chet

Used to have a source for cans of spray on dust, that I sold with guns. They just sparyed them down with the dust and stood them in the corner of his safe & convinced the wife he'd "had that ole gun forever"

Chet, what do you tell your wife when D'Arcy runs her some dummy rounds for you to try in a prospective rebuild? That he's wanting you to critique his hand loading skills? :-)

I guess I am used to the concept of a 100k shotgun. New to the idea of a 30k bolt rifle. Probably will never own either but do respect the craft. I am spending 5k on custom rifle right now. Would never tell my buddies what it cost. They would not understand how it could be "better" than say a Weatherby or a Sako. A Purdey or an H&H is not any "better" than a Beretta, AYA, or Merkel. When you swing them, you can tell a difference that is difficult to understand or explain.

Actually, the rebuilds are easy. You start by telling her for a year that you are going to buy a new Legend. Then, one day, you say that you hatched a plan with D'Arcy to make a new barrel for one of your old rifles. She thinks that sounds like a bargain at that point.

Chet

Laughing!

Like D'Arcy, David Miller has a clientele that can afford their rifles and they charge what "their" market is willing to pay. That doesn't necessary mean you're getting a rifle that really worth 32K-100K for the Miller Classic.

Well....then what's it worth

Evere handle Miller rifle? They are really very nice....easily as good as any of the London Rigby's or H&H's...probably better. And those cost tens of thousands.

But seriously, what is a Miller "worth"?

I judge every rifle I purchase on what it's worth to me.

Not to the Blue Book, but to me.

If I'd bought that pre-64 Super Grade a while back, I'd have had it refinished, because it would have made me happy.

Ultimately....we only have to please ourselves with our gun purchases.

If I were a wealthy man, or were to win the lottery, Miller would be my first call.

You missed my point I think of "worth". Their (well financed) clientele are willing to pay those figures. Is a Simillion worth half of an Echols ? According to what I've been hearing from you about Gene's rifle making talents, it's doesn't sound so. I wouldn't confuse worth with what a wealthy man or woman will pay for something. Is a Ferrari 250 GTO worth 55 million dollars ? I don't know, but recently a hedge fund dude in NYC thought so and bought it.




And that, my friends, is my point.

Always amazing how this subject (and especially Echols rifles) always ends up in a discussion of the meaning of "worth." Especially when so many Campfire members claim to be firm believers in capitalism, yet apparently don't believe in charging whatever price the market will bear.

If we want to limit everything to "inherent" worth, then a bushel of wheat is worth more than a Holland & Holland shotgun without any ammo, because if things get desperate and we can't trade or sell the H&H we'll starve. But we can eat the wheat.

Only if it's gluten free wheat...

That is exactly what I have been saying John. His market will bear the price, just as the gentlemen felt the 1963 Ferrari GTO was worth 55 million dollars.

And how about that hat? His attention to detail on packing my hat was impressive. I just might order a rifle one day. Might have to sell a couple to do so but it would be worth it to me.

Exactly

LOL! You mean you guys tear the tags off your CarHarts before you put them on?

Or take the make and model off you vehicles before you drive them? Tape over the maker of your tires so you don't give Firestone (or other) any free advertising that you "paid for"?

And of course we have our smiths machine out the word "Remington" from our rifles too....and tape over that Gold Ring on the Leupolds too,right?

Isn't that all advertising that we paid for? Could go on but think I made my point(?)