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Indeed.....

But dont you mean; 'a fool and his money are easily parted'?

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I think the quote was: "fool, and his money are SOON parted!"

All meaning the same thing!

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I just happened across Rigby's website and almost fell over when I looked at their prices! African caliber bolt rifles starting at 33,500, side-lock double rifle starting at 49,750 and a box-lock at 32,500!! I can't believe anyone would pay these prices for these guns. As an old saying goes, "a fool and his money should never come together"!

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Doublerifle nut, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles but have you seen the prices
on new Hollands or Purdeys and do you know how many man hours go into their production ? They will
never be cheap and I often think they are like fine watches, you never really own one, you just look after it for the next generation best, Mike

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Doublerifle nut, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles but have you seen the prices
on new Hollands or Purdeys and do you know how many man hours go into their production ? They will
never be cheap and I often think they are like fine watches, you never really own one, you just look after it for the next generation best, Mike

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Mike, the current Rigbys are nowhere near worth the asking price IMO! The name is only a factor if it is engraved on a UK Rigby! I'm not saying the rifles aren't good rifles, just that they are not worth their asking price.

The man hours is not all that is involved in the cost of makeing a double rifle. You can put in a lot of man hours washing dishes in a large resturante, but with a double rifle, it is skill involved in those man hours, and the lack of qualified people to do that quality of work, that sets the price, to a point. However, the name engraved on the rifle has doesn't discount the acceptance of that price by the buyer!

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Sorry Dugaboy, maybe I didn't explain myself properly, as I said, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles or where they are made ??

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Made by Merkel in Europe - no problems here from most people's opinions.

Butchered in California - Plenty of problems here.


Not sure where the extra price increase comes in.

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Sorry Dugaboy, maybe I didn't explain myself properly, as I said, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles or where they are made ??

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Made by Merkel in Europe - no problems here from most people's opinions.

Butchered in California - Plenty of problems here.


Not sure where the extra price increase comes in.

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500Nitro only the Merkel action in the white is made in Germany! The rest of the rifle is made in california! The Barrels are American made PAC-NOR and are good barrels. IMO the Merkel action and barrel blanks are the best part of the finished rifle. The workmanship is about average for an OFF THE SHELF $10K double. The engraveing is worth more than the rifle it's self!

The only reason they can get the prices they post are because many think they are getting a real RIGBY rifle when all they are getting is a run of the mill double rifle with a purchased Rigby name on it!

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Sorry Dugaboy, maybe I didn't explain myself properly, as I said, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles or where they are made ?? I do know that
about 800 man hours of highly skilled labour go into a current Holland/Purdey double rifle,
which is approx £110 an hour on current prices, (mark up is approx 30% so in effect £77 an hour), a car concession in London charges approx £70 an hour for its' mechanics at the moment, hence my statement that they will never be cheap !! best, Mike

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I never said the H&H and Purdys were not worth their price. However you must admit the if the same level of work were done on any other rifle but didn't have those two names engraved on them, the price would be several thousand dollars less. The name recognition is worth a premium, is all I was saying. I'm with you! The skill of the people building even off the shelf double rifles is beyond most smiths of the world, and skilled labor is expensive!

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We can all go Dutch or wait until Peter goes to the toilet and stiff him with the bill

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