476nitro

Firstly, 20 years ago no one wanted English doubles and I am afraid to say
that it is the US market that has increased / inflated prices.

In regards to your post,
"I refuse to pay retail for any gun and the prices in the US are through the roof."

It seems you make a living out of gun buying and trading - therefore don't you have
to accept the consequences of your decisions and aren't you part of the problem (see next paragraph).

"When I am talking about restoration I am referring to having the receiver and associated furniture
re-color case hardened. The barrels re-blacked and the action gone thru and all pieces hand polished."
WHY DO ALL THIS WORK ??? IMHO, I think you are putting too much money into the gun
and frankly, I wish people in the US would leave guns as they are.

"It is very difficult to locate a decent gun for a wholesale price." What is a wholesale price
on a used English double ?

How come I buy guns in the US from Australia and when I have finsihed with them
(shooting, testing, trying them out, getting more experiecne", I have no problem selling them ???
I currently have 5 guns in the US and am in the process of buying 2 more doubles in the next week.
Your pricing can't be that high ?

I currently own 26 doubles (23 English), have probably owned 30 - 40 and ONLY
1 didn't shoot (the one with the loose rib). I have also helped people regulate (by shooting)
doubles that supposedly didn't shoot, including a 465 H&H Double in the US that the owner
said wouldn't shoot (he purchased it from Australia)- it took 3 weeks by EMAIL but by walking
him through the process, he had it shooting well enough that he went to Africa and shot an Elephant.

In regards to problems like your H&H dominion, don't tar all H&H's with the same brush.
I know of a double rifle that was in Australia that doubled on firing, the owner rather stupidly sold
it cheap and it took the English gun maker 15 minutes to fix the problem.

500 Nitro