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02 January 2007, 02:39
GeoffM24
Chapuis rifle making video
I'm not sure if you guys have seen this bought I thought it was great

Chapuis video
02 January 2007, 02:57
475Guy
You're right, that's some very good stuff. It makes you appreciate the intricacies of the art of putting a double together. thumb thumb cheers


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02 January 2007, 05:44
Russ Gould
If they can make a DR and sell it for $4500 with the Euro at $1.30, that's quite an accomplishment. Process seems fairly well automated (and designed for automation). Very much vertically integrated as well...eg they drill and hammer forge their own bbls. One wonders why Chadick's seems to have stumbled, at one time they were the main distributor of Chapuis.


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02 January 2007, 06:31
Charles Prince
I have a very nice 50 min. video tour of the Chapuis factory, but it is in French. I show it at the safari conventions, but I am not sure what they are saying about some of the processes they are doing. At least this has English titles. I hope they do the 50 min. version with titles.
Eurogun Imports sell quite a few Chapuis rifles, mainly because we will have some in stock. Almost any FFL dealer can buy from Chapuis, so the price gets knocked down pretty good when you deal with an "order taker". Chapuis does not have a USA distributor and seems to prefer it to be the way it is now.
Heym is setting up their USA distributor, which will be good for Heym.
04 January 2007, 03:19
Michael Robinson
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.


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04 January 2007, 05:46
Bill Soverns
very nice operation.
04 January 2007, 23:58
the_captain
Very cool video. It makes me want one even more...


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05 January 2007, 02:36
SBT
I learned a lot from the video, thanks for posting it.


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05 January 2007, 04:47
Bill Cooley
Nice video! This showes that you can bild a good double on modern machines.
Bill


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06 January 2007, 04:43
Head Trauma
Thank you for posting this, now folks can get an idea of why doubles cost as much as they do. On a side note, what is the proper pronunciation for Chapuis? Thanks.
06 January 2007, 05:18
GeoffM24
I was told it is

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06 January 2007, 18:14
MJines
quote:
Originally posted by Head Trauma:
Thank you for posting this, now folks can get an idea of why doubles cost as much as they do. On a side note, what is the proper pronunciation for Chapuis? Thanks.


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06 January 2007, 23:34
Gerry Merry
excellent video , thanks


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07 January 2007, 10:06
Norman Conquest
Thanks for posting that.Mine should be in next week from the group buy from earlier last year.Just whetted my appetite.


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