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L'Atelier Verney-Carron (Demas Artisan), 450-400 3" NE, new in factory hard case with proof house paperwork, test target, double triggers, ejectors, 3 leaf express sight, day/night front sight, extended triggerguard tang, steel engraved pistol grip cap, hand engraved action, shadow-line cheek piece, factory installed Pachmayer decelerator recoil pad . Shipping is $100 to the first 48 states and gun is packed in the factory carton. add 3% for credit card. $12,000

Weight 158 oz,
LOP 14 5/8"
Barrel length 23 1/2"

NOTE: I have a 577 V-C gun that I will be posting next week.

Video http://www.l.atelier.verney-carron.fr/pages-fr/video01.htm
Catalog http://www.l.atelier.verney-carron.fr/pdf/catalogue2006-32p.pdf

















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Great looking rifle!

Who makes their front sight? That is a great idea.


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I think that Recknagel provides the front sight to V-C


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it's a copy of messrs Hollands design.

they lead, others follow

nice rifle, decent price.

now if only it was in470....
 
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I think you will see from the pics that the design lockup is very much their own.




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Did you actually weigh it to come up with the 158 oz.? On an accurate scale?

What ammo was it regulated with?

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I put it on my postal scale, came out at 157.8oz.

Regulated at 50 meters with Kynoch factory 400gr, 5 seconds between shots


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Kebco,do you know or could you finout if Demas has anyone dealing in their weapons servicing Australia?


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I do not know if they have a dealer in Australia. I sent a email to my factory contact and will let you know what I hear back.


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Sacre Bleu Beutiful rifle and caliber.

Notice the horizontal lines on the barrel and action faces. Is this acid etched to show hammer forging as a matrix which they do to meteorite steel. Or it is it a jeweling pattern?

Kebco on the your second photo posts, on the 2nd and 3rd photos I noticed some discoloration on the top of the left barrel/chamber face on pic 2 and freckling on the left top action face in pic 3 they seem to correspond if the rifle was assembled. Is this just the camera?

neat action what would be the nomenclature be Triple Lug or Tri Lug

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The horizontal lines on the barrel and action face appears to be a jeweled pattern.

I think the discoloration you are seeing in the photo is a combination of light, oil/grease, dust, and maybe a partial fingerprint.


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The marks on the receiver are machine marks. The ones on the back of the barrel are file marks from hand fitting the barrels to the receiver. Hope that helps.
 
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So.....I'm waiting for someone of infinite knowledge to compare these double rifles to the others avaiable......Heym, Merkel, Krieghoff, etc. that's not a bad price for a fine double in a great caliber.

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If you are serious about the gun I can provide the name and phone numbers of several people that have purchased similar Demas guns. These are people that already have or had double rifles made by other makers.


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I saw them in Dallas and Reno and they are very nicely made. Quite impressive workmanship. They are a great value for the money IMO. I know "Showbart" here on AR loves his 470.

If you do a search on Demas here in DR, you can see previous discussions of them and are all positive.

Now if I only had the money ....


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Ken, you have a PM.

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Gun is sold pending funds/FFL.


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I saw them in Dallas and Reno and they are very nicely made. Quite impressive workmanship. They are a great value for the money IMO. I know "Showbart" here on AR loves his 470.

If you do a search on Demas here in DR, you can see previous discussions of them and are all positive.

Now if I only had the money ....



Do I get paid for being a Demas pimp? Smiler


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will - you don't really want one of them - too many triggers Big Grin Roll Eyes wave
 
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Last I heard, Ken was paying a small pimping fee......but you'll have to verify that with him Wink. The problem is not with the pimps GETTING money.....it's the 'hoes like me SPENDING the money. Damn DR addictions!

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Do I get paid for being a Demas pimp? Smiler


Book pimp, wallet pimp, rifle pimp - triple threat pimp! Shall we start calling you "Huggy Bear"?


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Do I get paid for being a Demas pimp? Smiler


Book pimp, wallet pimp, rifle pimp - triple threat pimp! Shall we start calling you "Huggy Bear"?


You forgot the belts!


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Pimps wear breeks?


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Pimps wear breeks?


Absolutely. Except today; at 94 F it is too darn hot.


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Too hot, huh?


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Friday, June 13, 2008
Naked KS man caught eating pizza, drinking root beer in stranger's apartment, police say

Story is from Hutch, where a Wichita man was visiting his sister for a wedding. The man says that he went outside for some fresh air, then came back inside to eat pizza. Unfortunately, he went into the wrong apartment, where the actual tenant found him eating pizza while naked. The Wichita man says he was drunk ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2008/06/naked-ks-man-ca.html


When's the trial?


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I can't worry about no stinking trial now. My Purple Martin houses have been invaded twice in the last two weeks, at night. By what I don't know. Maybe an owl? Have lost ten babies, and maybe some adults but I don't know.

I've got the all night spot light on the houses now. I hope it helps.

What was your question again?


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I snapped a photo of Will(ie) at SCI and DSC pimping his shits at the various booths (and bitching to DR makers that their rifles were too heavy at 3 lbs.)

After all, he knows more about everything than all of us combined.



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Paul,

That picture is a fraud and has obviously been photoshopped. Bill was wearing a pink shirt and would never been seen outside the bedroom in purple. But those leopard print heels are his -- I think he sold another pair awhile back in the Classifieds.


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That picture is a fraud and has obviously been photoshopped. Bill was wearing a pink shirt and would never been seen outside the bedroom in purple. But those leopard print heels are his -- I think he sold another pair awhile back in the Classifieds.


You are right, Mike. I stand corrected.

I hope all is well with you and yours.


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it's a copy of messrs Hollands design.

they lead, others follow

nice rifle, decent price.

now if only it was in470....


Tom, you're kidding, right? 450/400 is a spectacular cartridge. Client hunters don't NEED a true big bore. That said, I still think I shoulda made mine a 500! Decent price? Now really gimme a break. You have any idea what replacement cost is on one of these in this economy? But, if you must have a 470...I'm amazed that there is still Demas 470 on Gun Broker.
 
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I saw them in Dallas and Reno and they are very nicely made. Quite impressive workmanship. They are a great value for the money IMO. I know "Showbart" here on AR loves his 470.

If you do a search on Demas here in DR, you can see previous discussions of them and are all positive.

Now if I only had the money ....


You're darn tootin' Will, I love it. Merkel, Chapuis, Krieghoff and Heym all fall short in one way or more. Heym is an excellent rifle but will cost you at least 20% more, is not as pretty and is light for 470/500 chamberings. That said if Demas didn't exist I'd own a Heym. In 9.3 to 450/400 they are spectacular!
 
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Last I heard, Ken was paying a small pimping fee......but you'll have to verify that with him Wink. The problem is not with the pimps GETTING money.....it's the 'hoes like me SPENDING the money. Damn DR addictions!

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Will,

Dying those elephant skin boots with leopard print is over the top. Should have left them natural like the lapels.


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Will,
I'm sorry that you didn't get your pimp'n commission for the rifle sale! However I must say after looking at the picture above, that faded pink cowboy shirt don't look that bad on you! animal


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For those who have not seen, held or shot a Demas in person take note. For the $$$ they are fantastic rifles. Very well built and well regulated. They will make a lot of folks take notice once more hit the streets here in the USA. The Heym 88b is a great rifle just as is the Demas however if one is on a budget the Demas is almost its equal in my opinion for a lot less. Consider this brand hard when shopping for a modern working double.

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I have held the Demas double rifle. I saw it at the Houston Safari Club Show 2 years ago. I thought it was a well made rifle. I wish it had 26 inch barrels!


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Rusty....that is the only "negative" that I agree with.....but I'm sure the buff(s) won't mind! 26" barrels on the 450/400 are perfect IMO.

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9.8625 pounds weight for this caliber is arguably

a perfect choice I feel! Well done Mssr. DEMAS!

Dale Nygaard had told me excluding the U.K. there's

some issue in the European nations that makes it

nearly impossible to get bbls longer than 23 5/8".

They really need to get that corrected. I'm glad

to have my 28" bbls, though at first I was leary.

I am certain ftondrus was referring to the front

site design of this DEMAS rifle as a copy from

H&H, not the design of the "locking up" system,

nor, any other part of this rifle, which is very

fairly priced IMO.



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Well....all I can say is that pics simply don't do this rifle justice. It is beautiful and very well finished. Wood is just a touch proud and very uniform fit where it mates to the action. Triggers are very similar in let off to Heym and Merkel. Balance is sweet! Something about a double that weighs a shade UNDER 10# and balances well in the hands. Hornady ammo will be here first of the week and dies/brass same. I can compare this firsthand to the Merkel, K-gun and Heym because I have owned or currently have all 3....well the K-gun is a friend's...but seems to live in my safe. The Heym was an older model...had the "skinnier" stock....but pretty much the same as current models I've handled.
The Demas compares favorably with all of them and actually is better in many ways than all of them.
I bought this gun on faith after chatting with some owners of Demas doubles....you boys were RIGHT!

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