Am I going blind?

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976661625.htm

This sure looks like basic Whitworth with a lucky piece of wood. Am I missing something?

4500 for a restocked to original pattern $500 rifle?

shesh, I am in the wrong business

jeffe

"half of replacement cost" !!!

The comment about half of the replacement cost is cute.

The action is $350 tops, not anything special in wood, does have nice pieces like the Talleys, barel band and the express sights. I bet it could be built for around 1/2 the asking price.

Think somebody has their trolling lines down looking for suckers.

Is that a Tang saftey?? I need new glasses. That
and fairly nice wood is the only thing different than mine. And fer 4G's I'll keep mine.

Looks to me like just a factory Interarms Whitworth. The sights are standard the barrel band standard. The cap looks standard. I have seen factory whitworths and Cavaliers with stocks that nice.

This is a full factory.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976513467.htm

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This is a full factory.

This is full RIPOFF

still think it's a restock, but it sure might be just a nice factoy.looks like the stock has been touched.. ebony crossbolt covers.. slightly recut nose, slightly different forearm lines..

in any eveny, it's a stock whitworth with (possibly) a couple hundred in rework.. or none...

in either event, it's over priced at 900.. probably okay at 750, and a good buy closer to 500...

at least to me

jeffe

Jeffe,

I could rust blue mine, use my wood, add a Mod.70 type saftey and look about that good and still be a $700-$800 rifle.

I got looking at that stock, I think its either a semi fancy factory or something like a slightly upscale Boyds or GAG, I don't think its anything fancy at all. looking close I am not sure about the inletting around the safety, and it looks like somebody slapped a coat of varnish on it.

Close up pics would help, I don't trust any high dollar gun adds that don't show several pics with close ups, They are either too cheap to run a decent ad or they are trying to hide something and hussle, either way I am not interested.

Jeffe,

From where I sit in second close looks I think $650 is fair. I am not really interested in a Whitworth though.

Well I'm craving a Whitworth and would go higher than $650 but no where near that high.

I think we are all saying the same thing...

nice looking rifle...
stupid price!!!

jeffe

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nice looking rifle...
stupid price!!!

Yes Jeffe,

But what is the fun of saying it show short and direct???

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
4500 for a restocked to original pattern $500 rifle?

shesh, I am in the wrong business

jeffe

Jeffe, I don't even think it is restocked! I have two of these, also chambered for 375 H&H, and I see nothing on this one that did not come from Whitworth, except the Talley rings, and mounts! Of course, he may find a dummy that will buy this thing for that price!

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I have two of these, also chambered for 375 H&H

If you have two you need to share with us poor folks that can't find one.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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I have two of these, also chambered for 375 H&H

If you have two you need to share with us poor folks that can't find one.

Ramrod, I have two, one in it's factory stock, that I use in Africa's dry climate, and one in a synthetic stock, that I use in Alaska's very wet hunting season. Both are set up with Warne QD rings and bases, the wood rifle is mounted with a Luepold 1.5-5X20mm scope, and the wet rifle is topped with a Bushnell 3-9X40 Trophy scope. I also have an origenal FN mauser sporter rifle chambered for 375 H&H, set up the same way with wood, and a Zeiss 4x20mm scope with a German post, and cross wire reticle, a Ruger No1 with a 1.5-5 Luepold. I guess you can tell by this I like 375 H&H rifles, and absolutely love Mausers!

Above Whitworth $465, scope $200, rings $50, checkering $240, grip cap $25, ebony tip $10, Decelerator pad $20, labor mine.

The GunsAmerica rifle cited by Ramrod was worth $750 IMO. It is an early model with sweated-on sights and nicely figured stock which are worth a premium to me.

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Above Whitworth $465, scope $200, rings $50, checkering $240, grip cap $25, ebony tip $10, Decelerator pad $20, labor mine.

SOLD!!!!

Nice looking rifle. I really want a 375 but when I go down and feel the current factory offerings they all feel like they have a 4x4 stock on them. The old Whitworth just feels so much better to me.

I have two Whitworths in .375, paid $610 total for the pair. I have had one of them for 20 years. The other one I just spent more on a drop box magazine than I paid for the rifle!

Thanks guys just keep rubbing it in.

Hey Jstevens want to make a 100% profit??

I think I'll pass, I kind of like them for a hunting weight .375. One was missing the front sight, so I put NECG sights and a drop box magazine, and am finishing with a new synthetic stock, so I probably will have $1000 or so in it by now. the other one I bought for $235 in 1983.

Figured that would be the case. Can't blame a guy for trying. LOL

I'm like you they are hard to beat as to the feel. Everything I have held new feels like a rifle made for the 416 Rigby with just a 375 barrel stuck on it. The stocks feel way to large to be comfortable for me.

I just got my Whitwort back from the gunsmith (same stock specialist who is working on Rusty's 404's). I had earlier had Tip Burns cut off the loud and useless (for me) magnaports, which shortened the barrel to 22 inches. The stock length was a little out of proportion so John cut about an inch off and replaced the factory plastic tip with a nice piece of ebony. He took a bit of the cut off wood and filled the gap left by the factory side safety when Tip installed the Timney and Wisner 2 pos safety. The proportions are now great, and a trim rifle just a bit trimmer. I was lucky enough to get a fine piece of wood on this gun. Bob

Did you have that at Jeffe's last spring?

Found this one but It is several $100 over priced as well.

Ramrod, yep, that was the one at Jeffe's. Since then I've also gotten a new sight hood and a 3/32 front bead that's got the irons dialed in. Bob