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28 January 2006, 21:13

nopride2

I don't know why pinless sidelocks are not more common. They are not that much more difficult to build.

I like the single standing rear sight. Don't know about the cocking indicators.

Dave

28 January 2006, 23:14

465H&H

I would think that they could have polished out the tooling marks on the side plates better then this.

465H&H

29 January 2006, 00:12

Michael Robinson

I saw and handled a couple of Heym sidelocks at SCI and was unimpressed.

As 465 H&H has indicated, the metal finishing was rather poor, I didn't like the beavertail fore ends, and the buttstocks, with their huge cheekpieces, felt wrong.

Not very "elegant" is how I'd put it, especially as compared with other, more classically designed and finished sidelocks.

I really liked the $170,000 H&H Royal in .500/.465, for example.

Mike

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29 January 2006, 01:10

JBoutfishn

Did you check out the Harman & Weiss? Very nice fit and finish, but then for $200,000 one would expect........

Jim "Bwana Umfundi"
NRA

29 January 2006, 01:41

husky

Isn't that a sideplated trigger plate action?
Anyway it looks just like all the other Heym doubles -terrible!

29 January 2006, 03:43

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:

I really liked the $170,000 H&H Royal in .500/.465, for example.

I've got some change in my piggy bank.
Maybe I could hold a yardsale for the rest.

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29 January 2006, 03:44

Michael Robinson

quote:
Originally posted by JBoutfishn:
Did you check out the Harman & Weiss? Very nice fit and finish, but then for $200,000 one would expect........

Yup, I saw that one, too, Jim, and there were no flies on it, either!

Peter Hofer had some incredible little jewel-like doubles in .22 and .17 rimfire as well. Couldn't have weighed in at more than four or five pounds. Just right for those charging wounded squirrels!

Mike

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29 January 2006, 05:16

new_guy

quote:
Originally posted by 465H&H:
I would think that they could have polished out the tooling marks on the side plates better then this.

465H&H

For a few more dollars they can polish one up to look like this.

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29 January 2006, 07:19

JBoutfishn

quote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:
quote:
Originally posted by JBoutfishn:
Did you check out the Harman & Weiss? Very nice fit and finish, but then for $200,000 one would expect........

Yup, I saw that one, too, Jim, and there were no flies on it, either!

Peter Hofer had some incredible little jewel-like doubles in .22 and .17 rimfire as well. Couldn't have weighed in at more than four or five pounds. Just right for those charging wounded squirrels!

You seen the teeth on them critters?

Jim "Bwana Umfundi"
NRA

29 January 2006, 07:47

tiggertate

quote:
Originally posted by new_guy:
quote:
Originally posted by 465H&H:
I would think that they could have polished out the tooling marks on the side plates better then this.

465H&H

For a few more dollars they can polish one up to look like this.

For that much effort in metal work I am suprised at the wood-to-metal gap at 1 o'clock on the side plate.

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