Can Someone Enlighten Me On This? - Page 2

darkgael · June 14, 2011, 11:40 AM

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they're just one-trick ponies.

Very sophisticated and very fast one trick ponies.
Q.Is there a top tier racing car that isn't a "one trick pony"?
I can't think of one.

Expensive shotguns - I very much like the "work of art" idea. That is exactly what that Fabbri is. I dislike the word "bling" to describe a gun like that. The connotations of that word - at least for me - are of things that are flashy, cheap, tawdry. A fine firearm is none of those things.
I ask myself...slipping into the subjunctive here....if I were to own a gun like that, would I hunt with it? Would I walk around North Mt. through briars and huckleberries and barberry patches with a gun like that Fabbri. Use it to part branches, climb up a steep pitch, break a fall? I can't see it. That is a gun designed to own two of....one to shoot at the driven birds rising in front of you while the other is being loaded by your helper.
Pete

oneounceload · June 14, 2011, 12:28 PM

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That is a gun designed to own two of....one to shoot at the driven birds rising in front of you while the other is being loaded by your helper.

The other place i have seen them is at a flyer shoot.......but the boys with the Perazzis still took the prizes.........

Fracassi, Perdersoli, et al are some of the most amazing artists whose work i have seen. They have NO room for error - they just can't paint over a "OOPS" - it HAS to be right, totally, the first time - that takes a skill I can only read and wonder about

darkgael · June 14, 2011, 03:09 PM

Ever see a Piotti SXS or O/U?
Nice, I am told.

Pete

oneounceload · June 14, 2011, 03:37 PM

Only pics of those two. Writer friend is on assignment this summer to two places - Spain (Eibar), and Italy -one of the visits will be to Bosis - can't wait to see pics and hear his report

Single Six · June 15, 2011, 03:26 PM

All responses appreciated; now I understand. Lamarw: I think I can comprehend the difference just fine. What I don't comprehend is your {unprovoked} condescending rudeness. Feel free to keep it to yourself in the future.

mavracer · June 15, 2011, 05:15 PM

I'm not a fan by a longshot, but I am a gear head and respect their technology. Just for the record NASCAR has a couple races on road courses every year where they make right turns.

mellow_c · June 15, 2011, 07:19 PM

I dont know too much about the topic, only what I've seen in highend "gun rooms" and on TV where they show them making highend guns by hand. All I can really say about it is that I'm sure the $100,000 price on these amazing firearms is justified. With the time and detail spent on these things, and the custom designs, and long waiting periods, and money needed to keep the makers fat and happy, I'd imagine your getting mostly what you pay for.

On the other hand, it's all about status and pride of ownership in most cases. But there are people who have the money and are so involved in one aspect of life that they are willing to invest that much money to have the absolute best that money can buy. So thats why it works. But I'm sure there are other people that are just SOOOO rich, that they buy that sorta stuff, just because they want to, and may not appreciate it as much as someone who really is fully involved with their purchase.

I'm personally the kinda guy who if I were really really rich. I would be more likely to spend $100,000 on a really really fast Corvette rather than $1,000,000 on an insainly detailed luxurious worlds fastest super car. So in that case, I would top out at $10,000 for a custom shotgun, I would never ever pay $100,000 for a gun that has no historical value. Like I said, I think anyone who does pay that much must have so much money that they are bored and really cant find anything better to do with it, or they are so incredibly interested in firearms that they want the absolute best that money could ever buy.

HAH! But what do I know... I only have some spare change at the moment

In the end, are these guns worth the money they are asking? I'd say, depending on who you are and what you make... yes. I know they put an incredible amount of skill, material, time, and creativity into making these things, and it's going to cost a lot. Thats just how it goes.

I'm just glad no one is spending that kind of money for a custom toaster!

June 14, 2011, 03:09 PM	#28
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	SGs Ever see a Piotti SXS or O/U? Nice, I am told. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

June 15, 2011, 03:26 PM	#30
Single Six Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2010 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,522	All responses appreciated; now I understand. Lamarw: I think I can comprehend the difference just fine. What I don't comprehend is your {unprovoked} condescending rudeness. Feel free to keep it to yourself in the future. __________________ Seen on a bumper sticker: "Exercise. Eat right. Take vitamins. Die anyway."

June 15, 2011, 07:19 PM	#32
mellow_c Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,862	I dont know too much about the topic, only what I've seen in highend "gun rooms" and on TV where they show them making highend guns by hand. All I can really say about it is that I'm sure the $100,000 price on these amazing firearms is justified. With the time and detail spent on these things, and the custom designs, and long waiting periods, and money needed to keep the makers fat and happy, I'd imagine your getting mostly what you pay for. On the other hand, it's all about status and pride of ownership in most cases. But there are people who have the money and are so involved in one aspect of life that they are willing to invest that much money to have the absolute best that money can buy. So thats why it works. But I'm sure there are other people that are just SOOOO rich, that they buy that sorta stuff, just because they want to, and may not appreciate it as much as someone who really is fully involved with their purchase. I'm personally the kinda guy who if I were really really rich. I would be more likely to spend $100,000 on a really really fast Corvette rather than $1,000,000 on an insainly detailed luxurious worlds fastest super car. So in that case, I would top out at $10,000 for a custom shotgun, I would never ever pay $100,000 for a gun that has no historical value. Like I said, I think anyone who does pay that much must have so much money that they are bored and really cant find anything better to do with it, or they are so incredibly interested in firearms that they want the absolute best that money could ever buy. HAH! But what do I know... I only have some spare change at the moment In the end, are these guns worth the money they are asking? I'd say, depending on who you are and what you make... yes. I know they put an incredible amount of skill, material, time, and creativity into making these things, and it's going to cost a lot. Thats just how it goes. I'm just glad no one is spending that kind of money for a custom toaster! Last edited by mellow_c; June 15, 2011 at 07:26 PM.

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June 14, 2011, 03:37 PM	#29
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Only pics of those two. Writer friend is on assignment this summer to two places - Spain (Eibar), and Italy -one of the visits will be to Bosis - can't wait to see pics and hear his report