I think that price estimate might be conservative.

These .17 HMRs or .22 Hornets are similar in construction to those little .410 shotguns that are around, except they have hammers and are of course nothing in comparison to these beautiful little double rifles. Alan McKenzie posted a thread about he or a friend whom is working on a .22 Hornet project of that sort.

I think a little double might be quite cool in something like .22 Hi-Power with its 70 gr bullets. A great little wallaby, roo, small pig, goat or smaller deer rifle.

I would want a scope on a .17 HMR and that would ruin one of these masterpieces.