what amazes me is that a tiny little country like England has a number of makers like Holland and Holland, as does a relatively tiny little county like Italy; where you can purchase the (arguably) finest shotguns in the world.
And how many makers does the United States have like that?
The US has gunmakers/smiths that are that good, they just don't generally work together under one roof for a single maker. If the funds were available and the craftsmen willing, I bet the best in the world could be made in the US. I think the cultural differences keep this from happening to some extent although it has been done before in the bolt gun market when the likes of Hoffman, G&H and Newton were in their heyday.
H&H and the other british gunmakers are living on their reputations of a hundred-plus years ago. If you added $50,000 to the price of what good custom work by most any of the ACGG Masters charge you would see more.
IMO, the state of the art of custom and high end gunmaking is better than ever throughout the world. Today's masterpieces from top US custom makers, English, French & Italian gunmakers speak for themselves.
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Originally posted by fla3006: IMO, the state of the art of custom and high end gunmaking is better than ever throughout the world. Today's masterpieces from top US custom makers, English, French & Italian gunmakers speak for themselves.
yup.....and many of them have been posted right here.....
That said.....the video posted by Jorgen is a beautiful thing to watch.....Thanks Jorgen!
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Fellow trap shooter friend of mine of some means recently purchased a single barrel H&H Trap gun which was made in the mid 20's. Stock is exceptional in appearance and the gun is a dream to shoot, well balanced. No idea as to how many rounds have been through this gun, but the opening and closing is like the proverbial bank vault yet to this day. He is not a true dedicated Trap shooter but has fun doing it and he misses a few birds. Tells me to shoot the "damn thing" and I of course do so and keep telling him that the H&H just does not fit him well, but fits me just fine. He just smiles at me.
