My friend crazy Gerry bought a SCO Gold Sideplate and it took him 14 months to get it.

 

Your friend is a brave man.What a magnificent Perazzi they are .Seem to hold their value vey well

 

I think you get special treatment once you cross the $100,000 dollar mark.

 

It sounds like $50k is still peasant level or everyone is the same.

 

It sounds like $50k is still peasant level

Once you get outside of the US, shooting is only for the very affluent. And coupled with the fact that gun ownership is difficult and often limited to how many you can own, if you can only own a couple guns, and can afford to shoot, you might as well own only really nice ones. In the US, it's more common to have a gun collection of dozens of guns worth tens of thousands, in Europe it's more common to own one or two guns worth tens of thousands.

I think I remember reading in the past that outside of the US a std grade was Krieghoffs lowest volume seller.

Then you have to average in the uber wealthy that can drop 300-500k on a gun like it's nothing.

 

Don’t forget to add the tariff to the MSRP.

 

MAGA!

 

A $50k gun takes longer to make.

 

I bought a HT 4 barrel skeet set a few years ago that wasn't quite that much, still a lot of money, and it took a little over a year to be delivered. I don't think it makes a difference until you get to well over 6 figures.

 

Let’s say you get the gun in 5-6 months. The rest of time it’s the engraver.

 

The percentage you're paying is too high-priced, while you're livin' beyond all your means.

And I thot I was extravagantly prodigal!

 

And the man in the suit just bought a new car on the profit he made on your dreams!!

I am happy for those who have the means to spend $50k plus on a toy. In the meantime I'll keep plugging along enjoying my meager lifestyle.

 

Low spark of high heal boys. What the heck do they mean. ?

 

I am sure some named engravers have a big backlog and getting a gun engraved by them could take 1, 2 maybe even 3 years.

 

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What?

 

A first world problem I'll never have

 

Order a Fabbri. Put $66000 down. Wait 4 years. Wait another 4 for your engraving. Send the rest of $200,000.

 

I don't have enough time left for that!

 

Maybe with the money from the new investor they can have a bunch of engraved receivers in inventory instead of ordering the engraving after they get an order.

 

Same story with London best guns: Purdey, Boss and Holland and Holland. Finest in the world but a multi year wait and the price is in the stratosphere

 

Wrong. There’s more members of CPSA then NSSA and NSca together.

 

On Google I found 25k for the CPSA, 15k for the NSSA and 22k for the NSCA.

But that was a AI google search so not always accurate.

I was surprised at 25k for the CPSA. My son lives in London and not many shoot or own guns.

 

I bought my first plain-Jane Perazzi MX8 new in 2006 for $5600. Found a very lightly used MX2000-8 last year for the crazy price of $6200. I just can’t imagine how many more “accoutrements” you’d have to hang on a Perazzi to jack its value up to $50k! Wow!

 

Wow, I paid $10k for a mx2000/8 that was a demo gun (looked brand new) and I thought I got a good deal esp. seeing them online for $15-17+. Great pick ups!

 

Engraving and wood are what you pay for. I’d contact Lombardo Sporting Arms. He’s got used engraved guns in stock AND brand new highly engraved receivers/forends. Just add the barrel of your choice and a custom stock.

 

I ordered a custom engraved 20 ga SCO several years ago. Cost was not 50K but probably would be now. Wait time was 15 months. Mauro gave me no extra consideration but Al Kondak did. The engraving was done by Giuseppe Zacchi and was missing most of the bullino detail in the central figure. Al contacted Mauro who basically said “oh well”. I gave it to Geoffroy Gournet to correct and he did a masterful job. Geoffroy thought the details may have been polished off during the finishing process. Al then had it relaquered free of charge and also refinished my 12 ga SCO free of charge.

 

I wonder do the border lines look like the engraver was drunk on the high end models? they surely do on the standard stuff.

 

As a rule you pay more for factory engraving than you do for after market engraving of a similar quality, and there is a significant variation in quality. Gournet’s work is outstanding!

 

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I received this yesterday
Unfortunately , we lost another fine craftsman

 

There is engraving and then there is Engraving. Log into Facebook

Or this, Modern Firearm Engravings. by Mario Abbiatico:: Leinen mit OSU. (1980) | Antiquariat-Plate

If you are really interested, do a search and look at the engraving of some of the true named Brit Masters, like Ken Hunt, Simon Coggins, the Brown Bros, or the American, Winston Churchill or some of the true Italian Masters. Or just look up a book on firearm engraving.

 

That is sad. Very nice man, skilled artist.

 

Angelo Bee is still at it

 

50k? good lord …!
That a lot of dough.
I got two .410’s for less than that, and I felt bad for a split second,
My grandkids better be smart or good at sports …
Caz ‘s grandpa is gonna have to replenish the college fund !!