It is a Heym (sold in USA by NECG).

It belongs in a museum not in the bush. Charlie

I prefer hunting rifles but I respet the artist work, that thing must have zillions of "man-hours" on it!!

In case of a charge I will be more worried of saving that rifle than myself!!!

L

I think it is magnificent! If British, it would probably four times the price. Buy it, use it and love it!

It is a beautiful rifle; I would love to own it, but I don't think I would ever take it hunting. I would be to worried about damaging it.

That is one beautiful rifle.

Great looking rifle!!!

Right now, I would use any double rifle I could call my own.

It would be hunted on anything and be my goto gun for whistle pigs or anything larger. After a couple of years it would look like my Mossberg pump! Lotza character!

No sense having a weapon just for looking at and worrying about.

However I wouldn't have it glassbeaded and Parkerized. But I would take the scope off it and trade it for a box or two of ammo.

What caliber is it and how much do they want? It could even be a 45/70 for all I care.

Anyone want their H&H Royal sidelock broken in?

This is why i'd take any low pressure, shootable double, even with shot out barrels and a brkoen stock. To own my dream rifle and to shoot it all the time would be orgasmic.

Thanks for the look 500G's. By the way, is that what it cost?

Thanks,

Minkman

I actually like it. But it is a work of art, not a user.

What's the two calibres?

I think it is gawdy, overdone on the verge of Cadillac white trash.

I couldn't imagine that anyone would want something like that. I find it to be in very poor taste.

My tastes trend towards understated eligance and functional grace.

That thing is kind of like one of those low rider Mercedes sedans you see at the stop light blasting a thumping base tone, with a flashing neon license plate frame, wide gold chrome rims and slick wide tires, with the slogan "Touch of Class" etched into the rear window.

In otherwords it started as a fine and functional peice of machinery and was destroyed by the unwise application of too much bling!

Very pretty. I would use it. Why wouldn't you? It is still a rifle.

I agree, not my type, but if some one willed it to me, I'ld hunt w/ it.

I don't know how much it costs or what caliber. It is on NECG's website, so you could probably send them a $100K deposit and get one started. If I owned the gun I would use it. It seems remiss for all those man hours of effort to be wasted.

Gorgeous gun. If I was going to spend that much money, I'd buy myself a different double and spend the rest in Africa.

put a standard safety on it, and i like it!
jeffe

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Gorgeous gun. If I was going to spend that much money, I'd buy myself a different double and spend the rest in Africa.

Fjjold

If you had that much money you could do both.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
put a standard safety on it, and i like it!
jeffe

What's wrong with the safety. It isn't a cocking one. Or is it?

It's a Heym, so it's a regular safety. But the button sticks up a little more than would be typical.

I'm with "Surestrike" - Uggh. that thing must have been commissioned by "Zigfield and Roy" to pop a cap in the damn'd tiger!!!

But, there's a gun for everybody - that one ain't for me!

JW

Is that Liberacci´s gun? Or is it Sir Elton´s?

But to each his own !

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I think it is gawdy, overdone on the verge of Cadillac white trash.

Me too. I like my hunting rifles plain jane and very functional.

From a practical standpoint, I'd say the scope needs moved forward about 3". The way it looks now, even the cushioned ocular lens of the scope would not prevent a scope-bite.

Kind of a neat looking rifle, but probably not very practical. However, to those who could entertain buying it, practicality is not an issue. It would be better to buy this rifle than some obscure art or other totally wasteful (to me) luxury.

OK, since its gawdy, overdone, a piece of crap, I'll take it and make do as best I can, somebody has to take the damn thing so let it be me!

This gun would look a lot better with a few scratches or notches cut in the stock. I'll take it. Those who would decline the offer of this weapon are letting their pride dominate any perception of reality.

Best,

JohnTheGreek

I am partial to Heym, right after Merkels and Searcys. It needs my initials carved into the buttstock with my own pocket knife.

I would not be afraid to hunt with it but think the receiver engraving overdone, don't care for that. Also do not like the safety or scope set up. Aside from the position(relief), I like rings. Nice work for all of that, pretty wood and F&F appear very good.

500 grains, It may be the safari version of a pimp gun but yes I like it. I will volunter to test it out and report back here when I return. Leaving for Zim next friday.

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Those who would decline the offer of this weapon are letting their pride dominate any perception of reality.

Best,

JohnTheGreek

Are you smoking bad hashesh over there in Cairo?

Nobody has implied or requested that this rifle is being "given" to anybody. The question was, do you like it, not would you take it!

Hell yes I'd take it and sell it for as much as that blinged out, gay, pimp wagon would bring. Then use the money to shoot some of the critters engraved on the reciever.

I can only invision one of three types of people who'd spend their own money on that thing.

1. Redneck Texas oil "bidness" billionare, wife has big hair, lear jet has flames painted on the nose and tip tanks.

2. Hollywood asshole, nuff said.

3. President of the I.G.H.A (International Gay Hunters Association.)If I had to guess I'd bet there is such a person and he's already put a deposit down.

It sort of reminds me of the soft air gun my grandson has, let him have it to drag around at grandpas place and we'll see who wants it then. Charlie

The scope is in the correct place. If you have never seen a scope on a Double it can be decieving. The front mount is ahead of the chamber, like any other rifle. Don't forget that with no magazine a double is quite a bit shorter in the action than a bolt.

As for the comments about it being a pimps gun, well, that just proves there will always be a market for Savage Bolt actions.

No t to sound like Mike McIntosh,
but I am not a fan of overly engraved doubles. "Give me some simple, understated, but elegant scroll please..."

Hey Surestrike,
Whats with the repeated gay references, quit trying to convince us that your not gay and come out of the closet already! Does your wife know?

Anyway I am one of those Texas boys you granola eating Colorado folk love to hate. I would like to say that your opinion is as valid as everyone else on this forum. But I would bet you are the type of person who buys generic at the store because the picture on the box is just needless "bling"

That said, the rifle is wonderful, take it hunting get a few dings on it and some character, Viola now its a hunting rifle....

Mickey, understand what you're saying about the setback regarding guns without the "reciever", I have a couple of #1's and a couple of doubles. I'm a fair bit over 6' tall and that scope as installed, would eat my lunch, no doubt about it. Best thing in my eye would be to ditch the scopes anyway. And the cheekpiece too. Guess what I'm trying to say in a round about way is that I wouldn't be bashful about taking an Art Gun into the woods, I'd never order one up like that. The engraving on the breech end of the barrels and the gold rings are a nice touch, I'd have left it at that.

I agree with Mickey1 ... scope is in roughly the right place.

I also agree with Ray. I'd give it a home just to make sure that the engraver doesn't feel unwanted.

Probably not my usual taste. Don't have the kind of monies to afford that kind of adornment and would probably feel uncomfortable taking that much art into the field too often. I could get used to it though.

Not sure I ever caught the calibers of the barrel sets.

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Originally posted by silwane:
Hey Surestrike,
Whats with the repeated gay references, quit trying to convince us that your not gay and come out of the closet already! Does your wife know?

Silwane,

You silly savage...Didn't anyone tell you that the net's not a good place to cruise for dates?

It's ok your secret's safe here..

If you think that rifle is "wonderfull" maybe you oughta start thinking about some testosterone replacement therapy. That rifle is a pretty boy yuppie rig at best and a sissy boy rig in any case.

But we are all welcome to our opinons.

The gun would go nicely with a pair of Sir Elton´s sunglasses

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Originally posted by surestrike:

I can only invision one of three types of people who'd spend their own money on that thing.

1. Redneck Texas oil "bidness" billionare, wife has big hair, lear jet has flames painted on the nose and tip tanks.

2. Hollywood asshole, nuff said.

3. President of the I.G.H.A (International Gay Hunters Association.)If I had to guess I'd bet there is such a person and he's already put a deposit down.

You think that Carmelo is going to buy this rifle? So it must be a 45-70 and a 444 Marlin.

That top-lever is probably the ugliest I have ever seen!

Guns like this one are IMO bought by people (not hunters) with too much money and no taste.

If you look at any quality gunmakers from Germany you will see many such engraved guns.
High relief engraving with lots of animals is their "deal". Part of Their hunting culture.
While they are Great works of the Engravers Art,
I prefer color cased hardened recievers with "British" scroll engraving.
Still I can appreciate the "work" that went into those rifles.

I, too, am appreciate of the skill and craftsmanship that obviously is involved. But it is overdone for my tastes.

Looks like somthing a Southside (Chicago) pimp would have: any individual piece of jewelry would be appreciated, but the accumulative gaudiness is a bit much.

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Originally posted by Borealis Bob:

Looks like somthing a Southside (Chicago) pimp would have.

You guys are gonna make me cry.