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Vette447
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Loc: Oklahoma, USA

Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!
24/02/09 02:04 PM

Sorry to be the "devil's advocate" here but I think you guys are really jumping all over California Rigby's without merit. If the price is way out of line (which it may be), they will come down because no one will place orders for the rifles and they will have to reduce them (you have to love capitalism).

Now, I will state up front that I do own a Rigby made by Geoff and thus I may be a bit biased in that respect. However, I have held and fired Merkels, Heyms, and Kreighoffs before I bought my Rigby .500 NE and there is no comparison in the fit and finish overall as the Rigby is much nicer. I have also held Holland & Holland's and agree that they are certainly another level above. While I did not pay anywhere near what the new listed price is for my Rigby double, my rifle is much nicer in the engraving/metalwork, wood, finish, overall shooting balance than any of the German brands mentioned above. I really feel that it is without merit to say that these rifles are "not worth 2 cents" or that they are "butchered in California". I will grant that there is definitely a bit of a premium price placed on the Rigbys over the German guns. Some of that premium is no doubt for the name but I think you get quite a bit more gun as well. This was just my opinion based on my experience with each gun. I did like the Merkel and Kreighoff very much when I was looking for a semi-affordable double rifle and I was about to order the Krieghoff when the opportunity presented itself to get a used Rigby instead for a bit more money. Once I saw and held the Rigby, it was an easy decision and I have never regretted it. Now, all that being said, it is very true that the current Rigby guns are not made in London anymore and not of the same quality as an H&H or a Purdey but they are also not coming with a starting price upwards of ~$70,000 US. Plus, I do not think anyone ever has stated that they are the same quality as an H&H or Purdey.

BTW: Mike Bailey, I love this quote from you:
"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 "

I feel that way about all of my fine firearms.

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Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	15/02/09 01:37 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Anonymous	21/02/09 04:30 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	rigbymauser	21/02/09 05:16 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:41 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	empirevr	20/02/09 07:21 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:43 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	21/02/09 02:14 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	21/02/09 02:36 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	23/02/09 10:30 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	24/02/09 12:29 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 01:24 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	24/02/09 11:33 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	24/02/09 11:51 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Vette447	24/02/09 02:04 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	24/02/09 05:26 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	24/02/09 11:12 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 06:49 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	24/02/09 09:41 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 09:30 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	CptCurl	24/02/09 10:02 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 10:08 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 11:50 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 11:57 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	25/02/09 12:11 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	26/02/09 06:55 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	26/02/09 07:31 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	26/02/09 07:59 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	27/02/09 06:58 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	27/02/09 11:24 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	27/02/09 07:28 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	10/03/09 06:15 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Mike_Bailey	10/03/09 07:20 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Morten	10/03/09 07:45 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Morten	19/03/09 05:26 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Mike_Bailey	19/03/09 06:14 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Bramble	19/03/09 12:40 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!! now Lunch	Mike_Bailey	19/03/09 08:01 PM
Re:Bramble	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 07:20 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	24/02/09 05:09 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:47 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	21/02/09 02:41 AM

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