Repro. Question

[Stepmac]

Any time I hear the term "repro" I cringe a little, but these Japanese guns are probably fine guns. They do look nice don't they. I own two Miroku Daly O/U's and have been shooting them for decades. Actually my wife likes them better than I do. They are good shooting guns, so I'm sure the Parker Repro is too. Did I just feel the hairs tingle on the back of my neck? Think so.

They are "spendy" as we say here in Oregon.

[Bill Murphy]

Steve, the buyer is in charge in any transaction. The better ones sell for more money. Repros are not too spendy once they have a little finish knocked off. Those are the ones to look for.

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Steve, the buyer is in charge in any transaction. The better ones sell for more money. Repros are not too spendy once they have a little finish knocked off. Those are the ones to look for.

In the Gun World, finding a nice, but beat up gun, is my favorite thing to do. Depending, sometimes I leave them 'as is' but it isn't too difficult to gussy them up and bring them back to "minty". Then you pay a little and get a lot. Yes, if one takes the gun to one of the smiths who give them a make over, it is expensive. I usually pay one of those craftsmen more money than I paid for the gun. That's why sometimes I leave them as they are when I buy one.

Being retired, I'm forced by income issues to leave lots of guns on the sales rack. I've passed up a few, but I have about a dozen nice old shotguns and I enjoy them. I'm not sure that I would enjoy the ones I have more by adding to the group, but I'll never get rid of any of them. We are married, those guns and I, and yes, my wife is jealous.