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I've been giving serious thought to a Chapuis in 9.3x74R but seeing the photo of "NewGuy's" Heym got me to thinking about how the two compare in this caliber. Quite a few here shoot the Chapuis--- does anyone shoot a Heym in 9.3x74r or similar medium-caliber? DB Bill aka Bill George | ||
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I have not seen the Heym in 9.3 but in larger calibers the Heym rifles are very nice. I am sure you would be happy with one. The biggest difference will be in the cost. You might get 2 Chapuis for the price of one Heym. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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While I have not owned a Heym in 9.3 I have owned one in 375 H&H and a Chapuis in 9.3. The Heym was by far the better looking and fitted of the 2. It also cost over twice as much. The Chapuis was a little quicker handling. Both were superb shooters. Which would I rather have,the Heym of course, which would I buy again,the Chapuis of course. What will my next 9.3 be, a Valmet/FinnClassic. Have owned 2 of those and they are 1/3 the price of the Chapuis and they shoot just as good. SCI Life Member NRA Patron Life Member DRSS | |||
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Zimbabwe Did you ever have any extraction/ejection problems with the H&H Heym? I have not handled a 9,3 Heym, but I have handled a Heym 375. It was a nice double, with the "typical" Germanic feel to it. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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DB Bill, If you can swing the difference in price the Heym is the way to go. Is a much nicer and better built rifle. The Heym will have better resale and a bigger market for resale. | |||
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No.2, Never had a failure to eject. In fact it threw them so far I usually turned the switch in the bottom of the forearm to off. I really liked both it and the Chapuis. As an interesting point when I sold them I didn't get appreciably more for the Heym than I did for the Chapuis. Selling a gun is just like anything else it's worth exactly as much as a buyer is willing to pay not one cent more. SCI Life Member NRA Patron Life Member DRSS | |||
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Some of you guys have entirely to much money  My hat is off to you  My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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 Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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And some have to struggle to own double rifles, and hut as well! That's me!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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While I have not owned either, I would DEFINITELY go with the Heym for durability. | |||
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I can confess that Thierry Chapuis told me that the only maker he is respecting like an equal is Merkel . But when considering how far in metallurgy Chapuis is digging, that the 12 and 20 gauges assembly lines are distinct from the doubles lines. that Chapuis was for quite a long time a pioneer in CNC and he keeps a florishing custom workshop. Considering that he is selling more doubles than any other makers...................and worse that he doesn't give a damn about marketing and advertising (how many times have I asked them to answer this forum, in vain). Considering that I am hunting with my bro in law who is a Merkel owner, and that this f....double is messing up every 2 years, i am content with my RGEX. Could be the first time I disagree with Dan 500grains. Sorry. J B de Runz Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent | |||
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ROSCOE ---- just got some prices from Heym and they are, using the group buy prices, just about 2x the price of Chapuis. DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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SnowWolfe --- when my sons were in college followed by Grad school for one and Law school for the other, I learned what financial pain really was ----despite the fact we had set up college funds and that each of them received partial scholarships financially it was the equivalent of driving a new BMW off a cliff each year when I paid the bills....once they graduated I realized that if you want something badly enough you can make it happen. DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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When it comes to guns and hunting I agree. If it involves a woman, good luck. | |||
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Jean B I am trying to understand what you mean by
Does the comment mean that Chapuis considers Merkel to be its equal it its price range? Or are they saying that all other doubles are inferior to the Chapuis with the exception of Merkel? I tend to take such statements made by any seller with a grain of salt. More often than not, what they are really saying is that the they are not threatened by the other. I have a hard time imagining that they consider themselves higher in quality than Heym, or for that matter, Holland and Holland, Westley Richards, etc. SCI Life Member DSC Life Member | |||
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Yup, it isnt easy for me to purchase the Chapuis but I am tired of letting the years slip by me. I retired from the Air Force in 1992 and been self emploed as a wildlife photographer since then. We are not broke but to buy your very first rifle approaching $5,000 takes a lot of soul searching! Alas, after my Hein finally comes in next year my gun fund will be broke  .My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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What makes it a little easier for me is I shoot American Trap and compared to most trap guns the Chapuis is, if not cheap, at least a good bargain....I probably should sell a couple of my trap guns and buy both a SxS and an O/U Chapuis and keep the one I like the most.  DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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db bill - i love your approach to solving the problem of o/u or sxs ! all trapshooters have too many guns..... but it is like selling an old friend sometimes. pick out those you can live without and go for it ! TOMO577 DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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tomo... how many shooters can say there were on a squad where he used to own the guns the other 4 guys were shooting....not a novelty for me. My main trap gun is a Bowen but there's also a K-80 combo and a Perazzi MX-8 that travel with me to shoots. The others are mostly "retired" and bask in their faded glory in one of my safes. The Bowen was a $$$$ stretch but after doing the "pros & cons" for a couple of months I bought one. Didn't improve my scores all that much but I enjoy the craftsmanship of it and I look dapper carrying it back and forth to the truck. DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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Jim, Quote Jim Manion "Posted 07 December 2006 00:43 Hide Post Jean B I am trying to understand what you mean by quote: I can confess that Thierry Chapuis told me that the only maker he is respecting like an equal is Merkel ." sorry, a big mistake : Thierry told me the one that he respects is HEYM, NOT MERKEL. That means that in his opinion, the quality of the other big manufacters are not as good. It's Thierry's opinion. J B de Runz Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent | |||
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