My biggest faux pax with Cabela's in Scarborough, ME about 10 years ago.
They had a DTR resto GH 20 gauge with 30" Damascus barrels. The engraving was picked up so expertly that it looked precisely original. The contrast on the refinished barrels was wonderful - the checkering with mullered borders was perfect and the case colors were almost perfect... a little bluer that I would like, but hey - the rest of the gun made up for that. It was magnificent... but for some reason that to this day I kick myself for passing on it at the mere $3K they were asking.
What a fool I was.
A member here was the lucky guy who bought it.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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