I Want a Heym

[Franco]

Dan,

That is one of the funniest things I've heard.

I'll get some pictures of the Heyms.

 

[Daniel Cary]

Dan,

That is one of the funniest things I've heard.

I'll get some pictures of the Heyms.

Sorry if I'm writing in the worst hours .. this was the newused 88

I don't think I can put up the cost difference .. I believe someone took delivery on that 89 here. However, I love photo's regardless of mfr's. Many Thanks!!!

 

[Daniel Cary]

I don't think I can put up the cost difference .. I believe someone took delivery on that 89 here.

Heym can do some surreal Walnut.

I love photo's regardless, of mfr.

 

[deewayne2003]

I'm sure everyone does. 5 yrs ago, an 89 nicely appointed was not spoken for in .500, it was substantial.
Had I known an 88 could be spec'd a bit more subtle? .. I would've rethought. perhaps.

Still haven't handled an 89, love the 88 however. Passed on this .. long ago. Big Decision for a first, or only?
That's all.

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@Daniel Cary ….That rifle is a .470 that I tried to sell you years back; the man in the pic was the original owner who ordered it and never fired it because of neck surgery.

Loved the wood on that rifle, wish I could have kept it; but could not justify owning two .470’s.

 

[Daniel Cary]

@Daniel Cary ….That rifle is a .470 that I tried to sell you years back; the man in the pic was the original owner who ordered it and never fired it because of neck surgery.

Loved the wood on that rifle, wish I could have kept it; but could not justify owning two .470’s.

I'll be! That is & always will be one of the great 88's. .. Saved the photo throughout the yrs. ✞

 

[rookhawk]

88s are very reliable, 89s are certainly more attractive. The 88SS (Sidelock) and 88 with sideplates might be the most attractive of the bunch.

If I was looking for one used, I would buy a sidelock or sideplate action 88 for two reasons: Aesthetics, and that their costs used are going to be equal or less than an 89. There is more market upside by buying a higher grade gun for a lower price. Almost ALL of the 88 sideplated or sidelock configured guns were in the top-10% of features, options, and engraving. Buying one of those for roughly the same price as a new model 89 is sound money.

 

[Hunting Hitman]

My Heym 88B in 470 NE.

HH

 

[Daniel Cary]

88s are very reliable, 89s are certainly more attractive. The 88SS (Sidelock) and 88 with sideplates might be the most attractive of the bunch.

If I was looking for one used, I would buy a sidelock or sideplate action 88 for two reasons: Aesthetics, and that their costs used are going to be equal or less than an 89. There is more market upside by buying a higher grade gun for a lower price. Almost ALL of the 88 sideplated or sidelock configured guns were in the top-10% of features, options, and engraving. Buying one of those for roughly the same price as a new model 89 is sound money.

That's an interesting theory, for lack of a better term. When heym-fabrik.de was available with or w/o translation, I recall the pictured optional sideplates through the layers .. prior to yours tailored with 24's. Truely a pleasure to see.

Unfortunately, all in retrospect to my understanding, but they're out there. (the 88's)

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Heym added at least two modification to thru the 88b thru the years the early ones lacked the dovetail for a scope/ red dot mount and there no bevel to the bottom edges of the frame making it a bit uncomfortable to carry. Not sure when they took care of those problems. The buffalo and elephant that my wife killed with hers never noticed the difference.


Lon

 

[Daniel Cary]

Heym added at least two modification to thru the 88b thru the years the early ones lacked the dovetail for a scope/ red dot mount and there no bevel to the bottom edges of the frame making it a bit uncomfortable to carry. Not sure when they took care of those problems. The buffalo and elephant that my wife killed with hers never noticed the difference.


Lon

Lon, if I may. I'm honestly awaiting @FOXTROTLIMA3
.. Do You & Yours, clients, etc. come across many VC's? Thank you.

 

[Rare Breed]

Heym spent a lot of time with me as perspective buyer. This 89 was being finished off & prepped for delivery. Naturally a Big Consideration, particularly for a 1st. without a rough fit, limited knowledge, Frame sizes, 26's, etc.
The 88 pictured was considerably more affordable.

Not to discredit any mfr.
From a VC enthusiast, Dan ;

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while i am one into engraving with animals versus the clean slate on almost all Hermes i see i have to greatly admire the wood and mechanics

 

[Rare Breed]

Heyms

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Lon, if I may. I'm honestly awaiting @FOXTROTLIMA3
.. Do You & Yours, clients, etc. come across many VC's? Thank you.

Not sure if I understand this message?
Clients witth a VC we have only had one. It was a OU. It handled beautifully was very accurate but had one bent striker.

Lon

 

[Daniel Cary]

Not sure if I understand this message?
Clients witth a VC we have only had one. It was a OU. It handled beautifully was very accurate but had one bent striker.

Lon

Thank you .. that's it, was just curious.

 

[Daniel Cary]

while i am one into engraving with animals versus the clean slate on almost all Hermes i see i have to greatly admire the wood and mechanics

I attest, you can spot Heym's receiver miles away. also like the Grades on Heym's 89 coin finish.

 

[Altitude sickness]

If I ordered one or could wish one up, it would be color case hardened with engraving

 

[rookhawk]

If I ordered one or could wish one up, it would be color case hardened with engraving

CCH finishes get a bad rap. When brand new, they look stunning. When carried for a year, they look hideous. When carried for a lifetime, they look stunning again. Nothing prettier than muted colors that turn gray with a bit of deep blue remaining.

A bit of trivia for you guys. The "Coin finish" on fine guns is the equivelant of buying new designer blue jeans with torn out knees. After a gun is very, very tired and cannot be restored ever again, the last thing you do to the gun is drop the action into "Tidy Bowl" toilet cleaner. The acid, I think its muriatic but it may be hydrochloric, eats away all color from the crevices of the shallowed engraving, it eats the rust, it eats the remnants of color case hardening. Then the shadtree gunsmith polishes out the action to a "coin finish". It's literally the very first thing you flee from in collector fine guns as it is a ruined, reworked, tarted up old gun with no originality left.

So around 1950 the Spanish, then the Italians started to offer "coin finish" guns and they took off in the market and now people buy them. But they are replicas of worn out guns.

This is different than a Germanic or English gun that when new was CCH, dipped in a light acid to remove the colors, and lightly buffed to a muted gray color. That was original in some cases, but coin finish was never a real thing until a gun was either badly, badly restored or it was a modern replica.

I hate coin finished guns as I stare over my shoulder at two of them on their stands right now.

 

[Franco]

Ok, here's the Heyms I have at home.

450/400 Double, 375 H&H, 458 Lott, and the 300 WM Straight Pull
The 500 NE Double and 300 WM Express are yet to be delivered. The wood on those stocks will closely match the 450/400.

 

[Franco]

Perhaps someone can tell me what I did wrong with the above attempt to post pictures?

 

[Franco]

Here's a picture of the 450/400 with one of the cape buffalo.