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bakerb
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Double rifle holding values?
18/06/10 03:04 AM

I'm sure this is a dumb question, and maybe answered long before.

How do double rifles hold their value?

Here's my reason. . . I'm dreaming of Africa, and really want to hunt with a double rifle. I know a lot of people buy a double for Africa, use it then sell it. I would rather not do that, but if I only got to Africa a few times, what is the point in keeping something? Unless it is worth something and will retain it's value and be a cool keepsake for the kids, or be able to be sold by the kids someday. It would of course be a very cool keepsake for me, and I hate to get rid of stuff like that.

Before, in my dreaming, I thought I would try out Merkel (I've handled them at stores and they don't seem to fit me), Heym, Kreighoff (also handled and like, but wary of decocker), and maybe even a Searcy, find the one that fit me best and buy their plain-jane "cheaper" models. Like a Searcy classic, Kreighoff Big Five, Heym PH, etc.

However, I got to thinking, would it be smarter to upgrade for a nicer model of double, to keep? Would it hold value better? I don't mean like H&H or Westley Richards, etc. here. Nicer models of the above makers

What I was thinking was like a Searcy Sidelock with the long tang, extended trigger guard, sideplates with scroll (not fancy engraving, can't afford that), which by my figuring would run around $26k, OR

A Heym Safari with the extras, which would probably again be around $25k or so, OR

A Krieghoff Gold Classic that has the scroll engraving and sideplates and long tang and long trigger guard, which I found one new at Bass Pro for $22k, OR

Jump up to around $34k or so for like a Rigby boxlock?

Will the "fancier" doubles of the same makers hold value better? Will they hold any value at all?

Thanks a lot for your input on this. I have too much time on my hands to be dreaming of stuff like this. But I've got 3 new Africa books on order, so while waiting, I look at double websites.

Thanks again

Bake

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Double rifle holding values?	bakerb	18/06/10 03:04 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	CptCurl	26/06/10 08:18 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	NitroX	03/07/10 06:05 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	bakerb	03/07/10 06:20 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	CptCurl	03/07/10 09:43 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	rigbymauser	04/07/10 05:09 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	DUGABOY1	03/07/10 04:26 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	LGF	02/07/10 04:17 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	CptCurl	02/07/10 08:05 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Classic416	03/07/10 02:14 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Classic416	03/07/10 02:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	bakerb	26/06/10 08:56 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	bakerb	26/06/10 09:35 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	CptCurl	26/06/10 10:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	poprivit	27/06/10 08:57 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	DUGABOY1	25/06/10 10:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	jcs271	26/06/10 02:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	crkennedy1	26/06/10 07:34 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Dutch44	26/06/10 07:55 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	WesF	19/06/10 05:58 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Paul	19/06/10 10:09 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	jaz	19/06/10 10:08 PM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	herrdoktor	18/06/10 04:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Huvius	18/06/10 04:41 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	bakerb	18/06/10 05:00 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	xausa	18/06/10 05:19 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Mike_Bailey	18/06/10 06:53 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	Grenadier	18/06/10 07:29 AM
Re: Double rifle holding values?	470evans	18/06/10 05:23 PM
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