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worlds most expensive rifle
09 August 2011, 20:13
butchlocworlds most expensive rifle
http://www.teamspeed.com/forum...rifle-820-000-a.html09 August 2011, 20:24
Michael RobinsonWorld's most expensive rifle, but no sights?
It needs sights.
Mike
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09 August 2011, 21:00
Jerry LilesWell it is better than the crocodile rifle.
Jerry Liles
The chicken foot bolt handle is pretty cool.
Actually, it looks like a lot work and talent went into the rifle. It's just not my style.
Terry
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09 August 2011, 21:42
srtraxquote:
The chicken foot bolt handle is pretty cool.
When this was first posted I said I kind of like the chickens foot...you makeing fun of me Terry?
Actually I know of a 223 I'd rather shoot!
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09 August 2011, 21:45
vapodog
That's a cool box!
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Originally posted by srtrax:
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The chicken foot bolt handle is pretty cool.
When this was first posted I said I kind of like the chickens foot...you makeing fun of me Terry?
Actually I know of a 223 I'd rather shoot!
At $820,000.00, a sense of humor is about all I can afford when it comes to this rifle.
I hope it comes with some fancy scope bases.
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09 August 2011, 22:07
jens poulsenquote:
Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
World's most expensive rifle, but no sights?
It needs sights.
Sights is additional
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09 August 2011, 23:05
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09 August 2011, 23:50
dogcatThe worlds most expensive rifle is the one that does not work when you drawing down on a markhor or desert bighorn or a 100lb elephant.
09 August 2011, 23:54
Heatquote:
Originally posted by vapodog:
That's a cool box!
Yep, cool box. I see the two barrels, the butt stock/action but wheres the forestock?
Ken....
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10 August 2011, 00:11
Chuck Nelsonquote:
Originally posted by Heat:
quote:
Originally posted by vapodog:
That's a cool box!
Yep, cool box. I see the two barrels, the butt stock/action but wheres the forestock?
Uh, attached to the barrels in said box.
Ken....
10 August 2011, 00:14
PD999quote:
I see the two barrels, the butt stock/action but wheres the forestock?
Ken....
The forestocks are integrated under each barrel.
For that price, you could get a full set (double, bolt, single-barrel breakdown, falling block and shotgun pair) from Hartmann & Weiss. Sigh...
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10 August 2011, 00:28
mauser93Lovely, and utterly irrelevant.
P.T. Barnum would be thrilled beyond description.
10 August 2011, 00:31
D HumbargerWonder if they hand deliver it!
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10 August 2011, 01:35
Oddbodquote:
Does it come with a velvet Elvis painting as well??
10 August 2011, 04:08
BohicaNext time you see it it`ll probably sport a Trasco and Weaver mounts!LOL
MP
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10 August 2011, 04:22
PSmithOh hell, I just noticed it's a push feed, I don't want it now.
Have a look at the photo of the bolt shroud and rear tang area (the photo just above the chicken foot).
The same guy who worked at the Sabatti factory 'regulating' the barrels with his Dremel seems to now work at this factory.
I guess for $820K, I'd expect round holes and maybe iron sights. Oh, and a claw extractor.
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10 August 2011, 04:42
congomikeActually I have the world's most expensive rifle for sale. It is a older Remington 514 single shot...price $820,000.10. First "I will take it", gets it.
10 August 2011, 05:08
SevensFor $820,000 you could have a nice house in Texas, a full bag 28 day African safari, and a new Ferrari. Hmm... a house, Ferrari, and hunting trip seem a whole lot better than a push feed safe queen with no sights.
10 August 2011, 07:39
SR4759Damascus steel barrels- Worthless
10 August 2011, 07:57
BriceNo three postion safety? I'm happy that there are some who will pay these prices to support the gunmakers' art. We all benefit, even if just to take a peek.
12 August 2011, 20:05
Heatquote:
Originally posted by PD999:
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I see the two barrels, the butt stock/action but wheres the forestock?
Ken....
The forestocks are integrated under each barrel.
For that price, you could get a full set (double, bolt, single-barrel breakdown, falling block and shotgun pair) from Hartmann & Weiss. Sigh...
Thanks for pointing that out. It tells me my eyes are getting worse then I thought.
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12 August 2011, 21:30
Nomo4meMuzzle clearly shows rifled tube inserts in a damascus shell.
I don't get the lynch mob mentality that surfaces when these threads (crocodile) pop up.
I doubt there is one poster here that hasn't paid extra on some purchase purely for stylistic or symbolic embelishment.
It's all just a matter of scale of one's income.
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Originally posted by SR4759:
Damascus steel barrels- Worthless
12 August 2011, 21:52
465H&HI wonder how many Rugers you could buy for $820,000?
465H&H
13 August 2011, 01:41
JDA-COAt $550 per Ruger, about 1,490.
13 August 2011, 03:35
JBrownquote:
Originally posted by Brice:
No three postion safety? I'm happy that there are some who will pay these prices to support the gunmakers' art. We all benefit, even if just to take a peek.
I wonder if this rifle will really sell for anywhere near that price.
Jason
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13 August 2011, 22:20
SR4759quote:
Originally posted by Nomo4me:
Muzzle clearly shows rifled tube inserts in a damascus shell.
I don't get the lynch mob mentality that surfaces when these threads (crocodile) pop up.
I doubt there is one poster here that hasn't paid extra on some purchase purely for stylistic or symbolic embelishment.
It's all just a matter of scale of one's income.
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Originally posted by SR4759:
Damascus steel barrels- Worthless
It is really a matter of one's susceptibility to fad...
13 August 2011, 22:42
DWrightPersonally, I don't see it. Looks like about $3,000 to me.
22 August 2011, 03:28
George SemelWell its tasteless and not very suitable for anything other than looking at I suppose. A run of the mill Blaser R-93 or R-8 is something you can shoot and then go hunting with. More money than brains I would think. Then again that would be SOP for Saudis.
22 August 2011, 08:53
BaxterBI wonder if it comes pre bore-sighted? Am sure the new owner would want to make sure of that before he took delivery.
22 August 2011, 09:53
DuckearHere is the matched knife that comes with it.
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28 August 2011, 00:04
kaboomWouldn't it be fun to have $ 820K to spend on a custom rifle ?
28 August 2011, 00:57
safari-lawyerYou could go on a major safari just for the sales tax on a 820k rifle.
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28 August 2011, 01:24
HarrisThere are much better ways to spend $820K on guns.
I'd buy a pair of Westley Richards bolts, a pair of Holland and Holland bolts, a pair of Hartmann and Weiss, a pair of Duane Weibe's masterpieces, a pair of Sterling Davenport customs, a pair of Krieghoff shotguns, a pair of Perazzi shotguns and still have enough money left over for several hunting trips.
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29 August 2011, 06:20
DavidConly 820k huh.....
booooock, bock, bock, bock, bock, booooock, bock, bock, bock....
sorry couldn't help myself.
Dave
29 August 2011, 07:29
bigdoggy700Well I guess the knife makes it a great deal. I own some nice guns, but nothing in that range, not even close. Someone has to be nuts to pay that kind of money for that rifle. Lets see if it sells.
22 September 2011, 13:09
Sid-Hmm Let's see. Spend an absurd amount of money on a rifle. Take it on a no expense spared safari with enough staff support to even embarass Obama. Let a gunbearer carry your gun because it is undignified for someone of your status to do so. During the course of the hunt said gunbearer slips on some rocks and dents the wood and maybe gets a few scratches from thorn bushes. Owner justifies his shooting of the gunbearer and local authorities agree it was justifiable after learning of the purchase price.
If you think this scenario is absurd just remeber money can let you get away with murder. Just ask OJ.
23 September 2011, 02:03
xausaThe kind of person who would buy this kind of rifle is the same as one who insists on a rhino horn handle on his dagger. I won't say who that would be, but he lives somewhere on the Arabian penninsula.
The London gun trade stayed in business selling rifles and guns by the carloads to India in the first part of the XX century. Now that the money has migrated elsewhere, guns are being built to appeal to different tastes. The falcon motif is the tip-off.
24 September 2011, 01:03
Use Enough GunInteresting, but not in my book of must haves.