My kid is one and I'm 28, if that give you an idea

I never thought this long term before my son came along.

I guess I'm just thinking stupidly. I was at Bass pro the other day, and they had a fine gun room with two brand new Krieghoffs. A Classic big five in .500 for $12k, and a Gold Imperial .500 with all the extras for $23k. And I LOVED the Imperial. It was beautiful. Pretty much the same damn gun, but I liked the pretty one better.

Same thing happens when I look at the Searcy site. I think the Classic boxlock would be perfect, then I look at the pictures of the sidelock with the extras, and I would rather have the "pretty" gun.

Seems dumb, just had to wonder if the extras would help a new gun retain its value a bit better.

I wouldn't mind a nice classic rifle, but I'm awfully wary because I don't know much at all about doubles.

All my looking and dreaming is done via internet, and I've never yet seen a used Holland Royal.

But the wife and I are planning a 5 year anniversary trip next year to London, Paris and then probably down to Venice. I thought while I was in London, there are several things I can't miss. . . Churchill's bunker (which I've seen and would love to go back), the Natural History Museum (which I missed last time), and Holland and Holland showroom. Aren't there some more showrooms for doubles around London too?

Bake