Good Gun Deals This Week

[ET1775]

@ET1775 Thank you in advance. This is a good deal in what more experienced hunters than me consider an excellent all around chambering for a double rifle. This Heym 88B PH Model looks well cared for if, not almost new.

I have to admit that I have two Merkel 140 AE's that are being shipped from Holts in England. They include scoped .416 Rigby and .375 H&H rifles. I have enough dies, bullets, and brass for each cartridge so there won't he a scavenger hunt to load for them. I have none of those components for the 450-400 cartridge, unfortunately.

So, having a .416 Rigby double and the loading components for it on the way, logic tells me that I do not need a 450-400. But all my doubles will all be chambered for rimless cartridges, not rimless that one can drop into the chambers without having to push over the extractor pawls. Further, while being a perfectly adequate Merkel, it isn't a Heym. Someday I will do a side by side comparison of my Heym and Merkel doubles and not only list but rate the operational differences. Maybe there will be none that are noticeable. Then there is my upcoming trip to South Africa. Must avoid temptation...

Good luck to you and please, save me from an alluring act of fiscal irresponsibility!

The Heym is "sold, shipped out for review." They will contact me if it becomes available. Good deals don't last long!

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

I bet that sold within a couple hours of being offered on their website!

 

[RTG]

I bet that sold within a couple hours of being offered on their website!

Obviously the seller of this Heym is not ignorant and they know the market better than most of us. This seems more like a market indicator of what's to come. Feeling happy I haven't bought a double yet as I believe prices are going to trend down.

 

[rookhawk]

It was undervalued, but not by as much as the readers here are assuming. It was a 450-400 EXTRACTOR gun in PH grade finish.

That gun's retail is around $11,000-$11,500. Someone got a decent deal on the gun, but it was not a $14,000-$14,500 ejector model.

 

[ET1775]

It was undervalued, but not by as much as the readers here are assuming. It was a 450-400 EXTRACTOR gun in PH grade finish.

That gun's retail is around $11,000-$11,500. Someone got a decent deal on the gun, but it was not a $14,000-$14,500 ejector model.

Agreed. I saw the features and finish, it is a utilitarian model with all I need. A $9K rifle I could comfortably purchase now, a $14K rifle will take a few more months of planning and saving.

 

[rookhawk]

Agreed. I saw the features and finish, it is a utilitarian model with all I need. A $9K rifle I could comfortably purchase now, a $14K rifle will take a few more months of planning and saving.

For a buffalo hunter, its the perfect cartridge and an extractor gun is of no consequence. For a handloader, the extractors will be a godsend protecting brass from impact damage. It wouldn't be my first choice for elephant as an extractor but isn't a dealbreaker either.

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

That gun's retail is around $11,000

That is what I figured it was worth. IMHO it was a Heym at a slightly used Merkel sticker price.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Don’t know if this is a deal or not. Just something interesting to let people know about.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/944714104

 

[ET1775]

That is what I figured it was worth. IMHO it was a Heym at a slightly used Merkel sticker price.

Someone else got the deal, it was already out for inspection period to a buyer by the time I was able to get in touch with them. The hunt continues.

 

[mdsalern]

Not sure if this is a deal, but it seems like a reasonably priced rifle in a brand and caliber suited to the membership. The listing says .30-06 although the link is different.

BRNO CUSTOM MAUSER 30-06 — Steve Barnett Fine Guns | High-End Shotguns, Rifles, Pistols, and Revolvers For Sale

SBFG 21975 23" BARREL WITH SIGHTS EXCELLENT WITH LIGHT WEAR 6LBS 11 OZ 14 LOP

stevebarnettfineguns.com

 

[CJW]

Not sure if this is a deal, but it seems like a reasonably priced rifle in a brand and caliber suited to the membership. The listing says .30-06 although the link is different.

BRNO CUSTOM MAUSER 30-06 — Steve Barnett Fine Guns | High-End Shotguns, Rifles, Pistols, and Revolvers For Sale

SBFG 21975 23" BARREL WITH SIGHTS EXCELLENT WITH LIGHT WEAR 6LBS 11 OZ 14 LOP

stevebarnettfineguns.com

It's been available for a long time. Seems like a great deal for the price.

 

[Aaron N]

Not sure if this is a deal, but it seems like a reasonably priced rifle in a brand and caliber suited to the membership. The listing says .30-06 although the link is different.

BRNO CUSTOM MAUSER 30-06 — Steve Barnett Fine Guns | High-End Shotguns, Rifles, Pistols, and Revolvers For Sale

SBFG 21975 23" BARREL WITH SIGHTS EXCELLENT WITH LIGHT WEAR 6LBS 11 OZ 14 LOP

stevebarnettfineguns.com

Is that a VZ24 action?

 

[mdsalern]

Went to the Fort Worth Gun Show today. Didn’t sell anything, but saw this and thought someone here might like a good deal. I can pass along the seller’s info.

Hogback CZ 375 H&H Mag. Asking $1395

 

[Backyardsniper]

That is a heck of a deal in today's market!

 

[mdsalern]

Forgive me for so many “deals”, but 12k euros for a Westley Richards seems like a deal to me…even if it is an Army Navy.

.500NE Big Bore W-R Double Rifle | DORLEAC & DORLEAC

www.dorleac-dorleac.com

 

[Aaron N]

Forgive me for so many “deals”, but 12k euros for a Westley Richards seems like a deal to me…even if it is an Army Navy.

.500NE Big Bore W-R Double Rifle | DORLEAC & DORLEAC

www.dorleac-dorleac.com

That’s the beauty of A&N rifles isn’t it? They may be made by the top tier builders, but be priced reasonably.

 

[Backyardsniper]

What is an "army navy" rifle?

 

[mdsalern]

I agree, but all the ones I’ve seen have been about double this one.

 

[mdsalern]

I’ll leave it to someone more knowledgeable than I am, but I believe Army Navy was a retailer that often had private label goods made by other manufacturers, especially for foreign markets.

 

[Backyardsniper]

I’ll leave it to someone more knowledgeable than I am, but I believe Army Navy was a retailer that often had private label goods made by other manufacturers, especially for foreign markets.

Ok. I see, they had stuff made under thier name to be sold in thier stores.