My point is that there is no better time to buy a 28 than now. Prices are lower than they have been in years and the selection is out there. The ten grand 28 gauge DHE was sold at Julia's, not Jaquas.

Right, Julia's; that's what I meant. I agree, prices seem to be staying the same right now, and I bet most sellers would go for at least 10% less than asking price, with the poor economy. These are nice and not anywhere near $10,000!

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Par...n_id=100157752

http://www.gunsinternational.com/PAR...n_id=100151315

Joe

That first one is a real beauty Joe. Case hardening seems unworn and the grain through the wrist is just as it should be. I have a set like that, SN 28-1, and I REALLY like it. I paid nearly that for my set a couple of years ago. If I was in the market for another set or for my first set like that, this one would be mine in very short order. I wouldn't wait for it to come down further; you just lose that way on something like that as someone else will snag it.

OK, Thanks. I'm new at this and appreciate the help. Grady

Has the value of .410 reproductions gone down also? Don't see many for sale. Bill

Yup....its a buyers market if the seller is willing move the gun....My last 410 set was perchased 1000.00 below asking price from CSM, Lou played really tuff on it but gave in at the last minnit not to loose the sale. Thats 1000.00 less than I paid for my first set from few years back.....I plan to keep them for a while...the 410 sets will continue to rise due to rarity, only a handfull were ever completed.....approx 15-20 guns total and only 9 DHE grade, couple BHE and the rest in A1 specials...thanks all Kenny Graft SXS ohio...(-:

Thanks for the reply and information, GH16.

Kenny, the .410/28 ga sets I've seen are on the OO frame. Are you saying there were less than 10 DHE sets made? I've heard of OOOO frame .410 guns but maybe thats just a tall tail. I didn't know .410's were that limited in production. Do the totals you gave for the .410 include the entire run of Reproductions during the 1980's? WOW! Bill

I've seen more 28/.410 combo sets for sale in the last year than ever before. Of the ones I've seen for sale the 28 ga. barrels are stamped 00 frame while their counterpart .410 barrels are stamped 0000 frame almost without exception.

I know we've discussed this before Kenny, but how do you account for what was reported in Sisley's interview of Jack Skeuse in Shotgun Sports Magazine? I've included a link to the page of that article where Sisley wrote that 100 .410 0000-frames were built with 33 of them completed when the factory was shut down, take a look...

http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=1027