.....found this while searching for engraver information.....at over 16,000 man hours I suspect it's more than most Remingtons.....

Peter Hofer guns

Lots of T & A for a rifle. I like the music.
KB

I'd guess it's up there with Holland & Holland. Their rifles are more expensive then their shotguns, Close to then exceeding 100K Sky's the limit or the depth of your pocket book

Again, I don't know, but I'd bet serious money that you can't come close to buying that rifle for $100,000 new price, meaning not on the secondary market.

Peter Hofer is to a gunsmith as Rembrandt was to a house painter.

At his booth at SCI one year, I saw a couple of his double rifles. One was a .17 caliber rimfire and the other a big bore nitro express, I forget which caliber.

They were breath-taking. Hofer makes masterpieces and masterpieces only.

http://www.hoferwaffen.com/hofer_53.php?lang=en

What does one call that "style" of engraving? Specifically on the .338 Lapua?

I like that, a lot!

I heard somewhere he worked for Art Alphin's. Any truth to that?

Jeez, he could sell that stuff as framed intaglio artwork.
Frank

Wow!

Terry

Yup, fantastic and the music is great!

Charlie,

I doubt you could get an appointment to look at that rifle for $100,000! 16,000 hours of work! $10.00/hour=$160K. I used to work with mold makers at the top of their game that charged $95/hour for design work. I am inclined to believe that the kind of craftsmanship displayed in this rifle could exceed that easily. Is this an example of a million dollar firearm or a million dollar artistic creation? Even if I could afford to buy a couple, not sure I could ever bring myself to fire a round muchless a snapcap.

It is an absosmurfly fantabulous example of a truly gifted individual. I viewed several works on that sight. Now I gotta get a new keyboard for my computer. I ruined the one with which I first viewed those guns with slobber and tears.

Andy B

Those are with out a doubt exquisite works of art which just happen to be on firearms rather than canvas !.

As most of us could only dream of ownership , what would you do with it if you owned it ?.

Boar hunting Dahl sheep Safari ? Not for me !. I see that giving ENORMOUS JOY too my insurance

agent , counting his fantastic bonus after giving me a heart attack with the NEW premium !.


Some guns just belong in museums . I think we could all agree those most definitely qualify !!!.

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
.....found this while searching for engraver information.....at over 16,000 man hours...

Peter certainly builds some exquesite firearms, but 16,000 hours is difficult to believe.

40 hrs per week x 52 weeks = 2080 hours per year (not counting liberal European holidays.)

16,000 hours / 2080 hours per year = 7.69 years of consecutive, uninterupted 40-hour work weeks.

Some of Hofer's pieces have gone over a million. I'm sure the rifle pictured was at least half a million. Nearly all of his work is commissioned.

I had rather have some of Weibe's work with Mr. Kehr's work and a few other talented builders. I would spend the balance on hunts.
Peter's work is fantastic, but not anything I would want if I could afford it.
Butch

Butch:

People who buy from Hofer don't have to worry about "the balance" to spend on a hunt.....their balance is nearly unlimited. I note that he has several flintlock shotguns for sale, very nice indeed, and only about $40,000 each. OTOH he has a scaled Gatling Gun which is reasonable.....not to mention the Ruger stainless SBH for $14,000.....true, it is engraved by the great Lynton McKenzie and is very attractive, but really......I was going to order it, but he didn't have a pair.

OTOH, he builds guns that none of the US builders come close to as far as innovation goes. As was said above, he's a Rembrandt of the gun business......I just can't afford him, nor do I like his snooty attitude, but, like the old saying goes, it ain't bragging if you can do it.

PS: The music sucks......