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Unread 10-23-2025, 10:43 PM   #21
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I'm not on Tony's preferred list for special order guns. $6995 doesn't seem so bad now.
Considering they are listed right at $12000 now.
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Unread 10-27-2025, 08:58 AM   #22
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Ordering your gun just the way you wanted it must have been what it was like back in the day ordering guns from Parker. Perhaps Tony Galazan is the modern day Charles Parker.
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The difference is that Charles Parker was giving them away and Tony has no middle men and gets mostly retail.
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Would you mind explaining, “Charles Parker was giving them away”. I don’t understand that comment.
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Having studied thousands of Parker orders, it is obvious to me that dealers in Parker guns made multiples in profits compared to the makers. Discounts on Parker guns were piled one on top of another so the makers only got a small share of the final selling price. Charles made his fortune on his many ventures other than shotguns.
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That is a wonderfully configured and adorned gun. Smart move to order and buy it.
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