There's a new Virgin in Town . . .

Wild Skies · 06-17-2014, 04:19 PM

. . . and I just got lucky!

It's a rare opportunity to be given the chance to purchase a consecutive numbered gun to one you already own. Especially when it has been reported that there were only 125 of that particular model ever produced. I've owned Sporting Clays Classic S/N 12-1549 for several years now and it is the most versatile gun I own and the only SG, SPL, DT Sporting Clays Classic model that I've ever come across in over a quarter of a century of looking at them. That is, until this virgin -- an unfired and untouched, new in the case, best ever found, never had a screw turned (where's Tom Gibbons when I need him?) Sporting Clays Classic S/N 12-1548 became available through auction out of a large Repro collection that had been residing in California. She, too; is a SG, SPL, DT gun with a 14 3/4" LOP to her shapely skeleton butt.

C.O.B. · 06-17-2014, 04:50 PM

Congrats, now will you de flower her or keep her "intact"?

Roundsworth · 06-17-2014, 08:43 PM

Very nice!

Joe Bernfeld · 06-17-2014, 09:16 PM

And you need (want) 2 of them because? Are you going to England to shoot driven birds with a loader? It's for sure a beautiful gun and perhaps good to squirrel away as an investment. Don't shoot it!

How much did it go for, if I may ask?

Larry the Gun Guy · 06-17-2014, 10:55 PM

Here's to you, you WILD and CRAZY and might I add LUCKY guy!

The luck is being widely distributed these days; CONGRATULATIONS!

Is this fun or what?

Todd Schrock · 06-18-2014, 01:22 AM

Congrats! That's a beautiful stick of wood for sure!

Wild Skies · 06-18-2014, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Bernfeld

And you need (want) 2 of them because? Are you going to England to shoot driven birds with a loader? It's for sure a beautiful gun and perhaps good to squirrel away as an investment. Don't shoot it!

How much did it go for, if I may ask?

I bought the gun as a speculative investment and to pass down to my one and only grandson someday.

I don't see any upside to posting how much I paid for it in a public forum. (If you'd like to know please PM me). I can say that I paid enough for it, but I was willing to go higher if needed. If you think I paid too much, please show me another NIB SCC configured the same that has a consecutive S/N to 12-1549.

Wild Skies · 06-18-2014, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Congrats, now will you de flower her or keep her "intact"?

Thanks Rich. My plan is to keep her in her present new unfired cherry condition by not deflowering or molesting her. Hopefully, my 18-month-old Grandson Kane will appreciate that someday.

Tony Guccioni · 06-20-2014, 03:38 AM

Greg,

I bought a NIC SCC last year.

It's s/n is ...12-01515.

It's a PG, BTFE with stunning wood.

Wild Skies · 06-20-2014, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony Guccioni

Greg,

I bought a NIC SCC last year.

It's s/n is ...12-01515.

It's a PG, BTFE with stunning wood.

Tony, Tony, Tony . . . you've been holding out on us and that ain't right! We want to hear all about it, see pics, etc. etc. Let's get on it, eh?