Heads-up 16/20 set G.I.
 

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about a 16/20 repro. that is being offered on Guns International.

The seller states that it is an original factory set with Krieghoff 16 gauge barrels. These barrels are not Kreighoff's, they are the ones made my Galazan.

I have both the original Kreighoff & the Galazan 16ga barrels and have compared them to the picture he has listed. Look at the last picture in the ad and you'll notice the picture of the barrel flats was purposely cropped to just show the 16ga 2 3/4" markings. These marking match my Galazan set and are no where to be found on the Krieghoff set.

Just thought I'd pass this on so everyone here will know what they are buying with this set.

As a side note: I believe this seller has changed his name and used to go by Gatoman.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/PAR...n_id=100255006

There was an earlier post about this seller on a different gun, but said much the same thing. Basically, let the buyer beware

Good info and thanks! Looks like BB Collectables has several repros for sale - baby frames, Duck Stamps, couple of A1's, etc.

If "Gatoman or Gattoman" doesn't ring a bell, review this thread. Then you'll know why he changed his name!

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...light=Gattoman

Hopefully, he will get run off the gun websites for good

Does the CA AG have a Consumer Affairs Dept?

That's a fairly important 'side note' Paul, given that the Bryant clan has well and truely ruined it's reputation around here.
Afterall, there are a lot of prospective Repro buyers gathered around this here campfire.
Perhaps you could provide a few clues as to how you came to such a belief.

( I do like that Duck Stamp that BB Collectables is currently offering up for sale.)

STOP PRESS ...

Ok. with another visit to the GI listings I see it all.

Thanks for the 'heads up'.

They do come up with some dream Repros, i.e. the Duck Stamp Specials and the .410 4/0 frame BHE...and then there's the 20-ga. Steel Shot Special with IMP/F chokes bb collectables have listed. So rare there's not even one in existence, but yet, here it is...
http://www.gunsinternational.com/PAR...n_id=100255004

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Hopefully, someone who has had an actual bad experience with them will report them to the appropriate authorities.

Look again at the steel shot special. He lists it as a 20ga, if you look at the serial # you'll notice it's a 12ga.

I was a little hesitant to post about this seller. But after all the crazy listing errors and sky high prices. I thought it was the correct thing to do for those who check in here. The last thing in the world I would want to do his ruin someones reputation un-justly. In this case I feel the seller has done it to himself.

I would love to have the BHE .410 or the duck stamp special. I just wish I would have bought the .410 at the little Johns auction last year when it sold to this seller for $12,000.00 he's now asking $28,000.00 for the same gun. Snooze, you loose!