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Bwananelson's 600 Nitro Express DoubleDon's 500 Nitro Express and 577 Nitro Express CCMDoc's 600 Nitro Express vagrouser's 500 Nitro Express Here is Jorge's Sid Post's Verney-Carron 450/400 I'm sure there are more out there - srose has a 577. If you have photos, post them here. For those waiting on their Verney-Carron, post photos here as well as in your "announcement" thread. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | ||
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Okay. Here's my VC Azur Luxe .470NE. Wish I had your photography skills, sorry for the crappy pics. | |||
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That's a real beauty, Andy. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Thanks for the kind words, Paul. Your .600NE is simply drop-dead gorgeous and the engraving is among the best I have ever seen anywhere. The other rifles you pictured are also simply stunning. I just love VC doubles, they are fabulous. | |||
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You know, you guys ain't helping me any here! Mine's still about four months away!!! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Very nice Rifles. I think my Merkel needs an upgrade. Or at least a higher class partner to hang around with!! You can never have too many. | |||
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Jorge old buddy it will be worth every munite of the wait! What I can't wait for is the pictures of it and you with your elephant on the ground! ................................... ....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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Yeah but Jorge, seeing these can only help you spend more money on your double by adding fancy doodads you don't really need. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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:::SIGH::: too late, just got off the phone with Ken and he tells me my rifle is already STOCKED USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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That can only mean that it will be in your hands sooner rather than later Well when Ken sends you pics, make sure you put them here as well as your "announcement" thread! NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Sooooooo, if I took my (straight shooting) Sabatti back to Cabelas for the 5K refund, how much extra would one of those beauties cost me? "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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Gents Just food for thought. I never bothered to ask Ken, even in passing, how my guns were doing until at very least the 4 1/2 month mark. Furthermore, I never asked for or received pix from the factory of my guns. Being considerate, I did not want to "wear him out". Perhaps I'm just older and have learned how to delay gratification. Figure it will take 6-7 months and be done with it. My Mom always told me "a watched never boils"! Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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Base models I believe start around $12K. One like mine runs around $16-$18K but it has most of the options like 4 stars wood, top and bottom extended tangs, steel grip cap with compartment, moustache bolsters, etc. Judging from the wood and engraving on some of the others that have been posted along with some of the options I see, like H&H style filets, for instance, and the fact that a couple are .577s and .600s I would add another $5-$7K over what mine cost. | |||
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Patience is a sign of weakness USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Snipers are patient, not weak. Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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I guess I'm just a PIA but I did enjoy getting and posting the updates. Plus I got to add some doodads as I went along NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Doc, don't get me wrong. We all greatly appriciate seeing the V-C guns at different stages. Thanks to all the guys who share as they get updates. As far as adding doodads, I knew exactly what I wanted when I ordered the guns. I actually told Ken "when I place my order, it's my final answer." And it was. I have no regrets and never looked back. Hope Bill and Adam continue to keep us posted. Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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Man, you guys sure have nice toys! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I always though Cane Rat's .470 was a really nice gun. It's no Blaser S2 but really nice nevertheless Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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Bill, Thanks Dave, No need to rub our faces in it; let us be happy with what we have NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Thanks, Dave! I really love the rifle and have become very attached to it. Doubles really are magical guns. | |||
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For a ladies rifle Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Depending on the caliber you are looking at about $13K plus for an ejector model. Not sure of the current waiting times but my 450/400 was ordered in October (nothing changed after it was ordered) and I am still waiting for it. My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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Added Jorge's NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Doc: It's a 450NE 3 1/4", 450/400 is a "girly man" caliber USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Oops - will fix that and I won't comment on the "girlie-man" caliber. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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That's what Sullivan and his pal Nganga keep saying about my .470 but I admit I'm not man enough to haul around a .577 or .600, I guess I either need to lay off the Scotch and cigars and get to the gym or else hire a gunbearer. Nah, I'll keep drinking and smoking and stick with the .470. | |||
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CR, His exact qoute is: "A .470 is a fine defensive weapon, but a dangerous offensive weapon" Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Doc: that will be the next caliber I get. Love the 450/400! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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jorge, I really like that stock of yours. Was It an up grade? | |||
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Me too Jorge. Trying to decide between another 450/400 Verney-Carron and 375 Flanged V-C next. There's a nice Chapuis AGEX in 375 Flanged I'm considering too. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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I think my next will be the 375 Flanged set up for (gasp) claw mounts and scope. You listening Ken! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Mine too except I prefer the Recknagel swing off mounts based upon my own experience and the advice of two extremely experienced double rifle hunters. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Why is it that I do not have any of these beauties in my collections. Those are all gorgeous!!! | |||
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A call to Ken Buch (Kebco here on AR) some money and a few months and yours could be posted in this thread too! NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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I'd still love to own one of those "girly man" caliber double rifles. Best Regards, Sid All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it. Alexis de Tocqueville The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. Alexis de Tocqueville | |||
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Sorry Oz, missed your post. No it wasn't. It is as we say "Fleet Average." Not bad huh? USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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A new family member - little brother and big ... NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Beautiful! are those the Rechnagel mounts you speak of? Say, are you picking up that leftie 450/400 from Ken? USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Hey Jorge, Yes, those are the Recknagel mounts. Work great I just flipped the front around to slide the scope back a bit. Will play around with it for a while before deciding on scope position. That left 450/400 that Ken just got in? I'm seriously thinking about it for my southpaw daughter. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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