Perfect in everyway

[Robby]

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Me too

 

[tg]

If all MLers were questioned on this each would have a different answer do to different needs/expectatons and level of interest, many would be quite happy with a Tc Hawken and spend the rest on wine and women,there is no one fits all, I came pretty close to mine with a early 18th century French Fusil....but the Carolina gun still calls to me on he gentle evening breeze at times. :idunno:

 

[ohio ramrod]

While others have their ideas mine is simple, The "perfect" gun is the one that "fits" you and your purpose. I have seen people with CVA's that have only had the locks reworked outshoot people with $3000 plus guns.My self I have a Pedroseli SxS that I couldn't hit birds with at all, until I added two inches to the stock. Now it shoots like you would expect for such a high dollar factory gun. If I had $5000 for a gun I would give most of the money to rebuild Hati or Chili and be much happier than if I added another toy.Then I could enjoy a much lower cost gun.

 

[stude11]

Mr. Biggs, this obviously isn't going like you were expecting, is it? Well, take heart; I'll use your five grand to buy a Chambers early flintlock, Colerain .40cal B profile barrel (42", plain breech) Davis single set trigger, brass furniture in the Lehigh valley style, and a premium + curly maple full stock. Profiling, carving and engraving would be tastefully and expertly done by persons yet to be found.
Except for the wood, which I like to pick out myself, I already have all the parts for this rifle, and the carving and engraving is pretty well decided, too. (except for the "expert" part...)
So there's my 'ideal' use of this windfall, at least until it gets built. Then I'll undoubtedly have other ideas for the next one.

 

[hanshi]

In the truest sense you don't really out shoot a man's gun; you out shoot the man.

 

[PvtC]

Hudson Valley fowler with a big early Dutch round faced musket lock from the rifle shoppe. 14 bore barrel longer than 50 inches. Carved and engraved like the originals.

 

[vern faulkner]

The old woman's life insurance is about $5000.00. :hmm: :hmm: Nope. Then I'd have to babysit the grand kids all by myself. :surrender: Vern

 

[Ketchakah]

I have to agree with alot of the guys here about 5000.00 being an awfull lot.
I am in the process of building a new rifle. Rice match grade barrel, Davis trigger, Chambers lock. I chose plainer wood as I want that look. All the parts were less than 850.00.
Now the builder wants to be paid and the extras that go along.
But in reality all those extras are just BLING and do not make the gun a better shooter.
If you are wanting a shooter, It will run somewhere between 1200.00 and 2000.00
If you want a looker then the prices can get really expensive.
Some builders are better than others because of their experience and that costs as well. Alot charge more because they can, not nessasarilly because they are better. They go on their name.
It just kind of depends where you are looking to go.
Most of the guys get something on the middle.

I would be afraid to hunt with a 5000.00 gun as well. Heck i stress over my 1300.00 fowler.

 

[PvtC]

Discussions of frugality are hijacking this thread. Most of us don't got 5k$ for a piece but if we did................

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'd give the 5K to Eric Kettenburg and tell him to build what ever he wants.

 

[Curt LaManna]

If I found $5000.00 in my pocket, I would immediately remove those pants, because they obviously don't belong to me!!!!

Now that is funny! :grin:

 

[Canuck Bob]

If I found $5000.00 in my pocket, I would immediately remove those pants, because they obviously don't belong to me!!!!

Now that is funny! :grin:

I think my first reaction would be, "I gotta quit drinking so much and where the heck did I wake up!".

 

[Ralph Meisse]

This is a hard question???? I would go for a nice fancy, hand carved, 45 or 50 caliber, Pa, Kentucky, fitted to me like a glove so that it would shoot right on at 75 yards, so that everytime I picked it up I would say Wow, what a dandy. There is just something about carrying a really pretty gun into the woods. Just makes me shoot better. I know it's just a tool like some of you say, but there is nothing wrong with having a really pretty one.

And as far as being afraid to carry a gun of that quality out in the field----not me. I have guns that I have hunted with for forty years and more that still look like the day I got them. Hunted out west on horse back and all. Just take care of them. You can hunt in the brush and briar's without getting them all beat up. Just be careful. JMHO

Okay, who's got the five grand---and when are they gonna give it away.

 

[Lonstar]

The perfect gun is always the next one. :thumbsup:

 

[kentop]

Five large would get you a fireable antique. A pristine, armory kept brown bess or springfield with historical documents attached would cost around that.