DH Titanic 8 Gauge at Poulin's

Milton C Starr · 11-11-2021, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Yeah, Milton, what's that all about? You would think that by now someone would have been able to negotiate a deal. Apparently, Crosnoe is firm on his price. The 34 inch barrels and the flat rib were apparently worth a few grand to the buyer of the Poulin gun. I have always thought that 64 grand was a fair price for the Crosnoe gun.

Didnt a DH Titanic barreled 8 ga sell on GI about 2 years ago for around 29k? I love my Parkers and 8 gauges but if I had 65k to spend on a gun I would try to spend a bit more and have a WR Droplock 8 gauge built .

Bill Murphy · 11-11-2021, 04:07 PM

Milton, you couldn't come close. I think Watson Brothers may have prices posted for eights and fours.

6pt-Sika · 11-11-2021, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Milton, you couldn't come close. I think Watson Brothers may have prices posted for eights and fours.

There was a JW Tolley at the auction in Easton yesterday . Single barrel Jones underlever hammer gun but it was 4 gauge .

Milton C Starr · 11-11-2021, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Milton, you couldn't come close. I think Watson Brothers may have prices posted for eights and fours.

I know the WR starts at around 80k of course you may as well spend another 15k and get a set of 10 gauge barrels . Watsons only list a 4 bore it starts around 100k WR builds a 4 bore as well however Watson claims theirs is better proportioned . Ive just always had a thing for Westley Richards and have chatted with them before . They told me it doesnt matter if its a sxs they built in the 1880s they will make new parts/barrels whatever it needs . Im not sure if anyone else is willing to do that .

mobirdhunter · 11-11-2021, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Didnt a DH Titanic barreled 8 ga sell on GI about 2 years ago for around 29k? I love my Parkers and 8 gauges but if I had 65k to spend on a gun I would try to spend a bit more and have a WR Droplock 8 gauge built .

Milton, have you checked the Rock Island catalog? I thought I saw a WR 8. 8 gauge guns are certainly surfacing now, aren't they?

6pt-Sika · 11-11-2021, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Milton, have you checked the Rock Island catalog? I thought I saw a WR 8. 8 gauge guns are certainly surfacing now, aren't they?

I think it’s just the tip of the iceberg

Milton C Starr · 11-11-2021, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Milton, have you checked the Rock Island catalog? I thought I saw a WR 8. 8 gauge guns are certainly surfacing now, aren't they?

Ive seen there are alot of WW Greener 8 bores coming up for sale . I seen this one and really like it and its on the heavier side at 14lbs https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/...LOT518439.aspx

Then theres this beast at 16lbs , I read Greener built a large frame 8 gauge so perhaps this is one . https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...ammer-duck-gun

Right now though im not planning on buying I have just investing money for the long term. Has anyone looked at that 8 gauge LC Smith on GB ?

mobirdhunter · 11-12-2021, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Ive seen there are alot of WW Greener 8 bores coming up for sale . I seen this one and really like it and its on the heavier side at 14lbs https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/...LOT518439.aspx

Then theres this beast at 16lbs , I read Greener built a large frame 8 gauge so perhaps this is one . https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...ammer-duck-gun

Right now though im not planning on buying I have just investing money for the long term. Has anyone looked at that 8 gauge LC Smith on GB ?

Pretty sure there’s a WR 8 and its estimate is much less than 60k…if memory serves me (which it sometimes doesn’t anymore).

mobirdhunter · 11-12-2021, 08:30 AM

So my memory is only half bad. The 8 bore I saw was a double rifle (high end estimate $40K), and there's also a bar-in-wood hammer 8 estimated at around $6K. I did not look them over at all, but they are there, along with quite a few other 8s. It really seems that the 8s are coming out of the woodwork. You guys are fueling a renaissance in the gauge.

Milton C Starr · 11-12-2021, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

So my memory is only half bad. The 8 bore I saw was a double rifle (high end estimate $40K), and there's also a bar-in-wood hammer 8 estimated at around $6K. I did not look them over at all, but they are there, along with quite a few other 8s. It really seems that the 8s are coming out of the woodwork. You guys are fueling a renaissance in the gauge.

It'll be a true Renaissance if we could get a run of proper shells made which I have already got halfway solved .