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Thought this might just float somebody here's boat; I have no connection to the rifle or auctioneer.

There are about a dozen No. 1s in the same sale.


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An absolute steal at $800 hammer. Wow!


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An absolute steal at $800 hammer. Wow!


That's right around what most of the No. 1s brought, a couple went considerably higher.


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yes it seems like a good deal. but I believe I read in the small print that a 20.5 percent buyers premium to the auction company is added in at the end. makes the price of the item increase a bit.
 
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An absolute steal at $800 hammer. Wow!


That's right around what most of the No. 1s brought, a couple went considerably higher.


Ummmm, yeah, but most of the 1s you're referring to didn't have custom stocks. Try adding a minimum of $2500-3000 to the cost of the rifle and see if you think it is a bargain or not. I was just quoted over $4000 to do a #1 stock, and that's just for the work, not including the wood.

Because of a serious deficiency in my bank account I only bid $2400 for a custom Matkinson #1 in .300 Weatherby with Leupold scope. It sold for $3000 which was way less than half of its cost, including BP, etc.


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NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:
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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
An absolute steal at $800 hammer. Wow!


That's right around what most of the No. 1s brought, a couple went considerably higher.


Ummmm, yeah, but most of the 1s you're referring to didn't have custom stocks. Try adding a minimum of $2500-3000 to the cost of the rifle and see if you think it is a bargain or not. I was just quoted over $4000 to do a #1 stock, and that's just for the work, not including the wood.

Because of a serious deficiency in my bank account I only bid $2400 for a custom Matkinson #1 in .300 Weatherby with Leupold scope. It sold for $3000 which was way less than half of its cost, including BP, etc.


I figured that #3 was a bargain, actually a couple of #1s went for $1200+, I guess because of the scopes.


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