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02-13-2021, 08:34 AM | #3 | ||||||
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There wes a pretty nice gun store on the south side of Concord, NH that I visited about 15 years ago. Behind the counter on the wall hung a very nice looking graded Fox small bore... but I wasn’t sure if it was in original condition or nicely restored. I asked the owner/partner if I could examine it more closely... same thing - he said “Unless you’re going to buy it it’s not coming off the wall.” I walked right out the door.
Kathy and I drove by there about this time last year and I was tickled to see the place was occupied by another unrelated business. .
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02-13-2021, 09:39 AM | #4 | ||||||
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It sounds like your business should be taken elsewhere.
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02-13-2021, 04:35 PM | #5 | ||||||
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the 9.3 by 72r is not a real stout round about like a weak 30-30 round...but they are very accurate guns to about 200 yards....charlie
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02-13-2021, 06:16 PM | #6 | ||||||
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If it is a hammer gun look for definitive Nitro proof markings as well as the actual bullet diameter/length markings. A few years ago I was surprised to find out there are a few varients in size for the 9.3x72R, some of which will not chamber in older guns. Check chamber length on the shotgun barrels and look carefully for any bulge evidence on any barrels. With a purchase such as this I can understand that they may wish to defer any tire kickers but if you approach them with the proper personal protection (mask/rubber gloves) and they still will not allow you to properly examine the gun- leave and don't look back..
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02-13-2021, 08:48 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I wouldn't waste your time with them - find another gun/gunstore. This elitist/pecksniff response is a surety factor in them going out of business, per Dean's comments above. With the current economic/political/social stranglehold on guns and gun-related items at a fever pitch today, their posture is that of true morons - among a pathetic few who can't recognize the potential for some type of prosperity in all of this. They don't deserve your business.
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02-13-2021, 09:29 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Dusty,
I hunt with a Merkel 16b/ 9.3X72 Rimmed. Very adequate for deer here in Ohio. Check if you can the proof makings on the barrels to help make certain it is a the 9.3X72 R normal- Joe D is correct there were different sizes of this cartridge before it was normalized in Germany. You can get more info about this on the German Gun Collectors site or the German & Austrian Sporting Guns @ doublegunshop.com site. Ask if they have snap caps to check if each barrel can be fired (most likely they will not have snap caps) But it sounds like you need to look elsewhere. Good luck! Jim |
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02-15-2021, 05:27 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Two questions ! First what’s a 4473 ? Second will they hold the gun in front of you open it etc let you look close up as long as you don’t touch it ?
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