Scully Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Looking for another of the above if anyone is considering selling one. Mate shoots very very well with mine and often wants me to swap with his on shoot days. It's not a real problem as I used to own his gun (also a 101) and shoot equally well with it, but it's time he had his own. There are one or two about but priced over a grand and he doesn't want to pay that much. I did consider buying one for myself and selling him mine, and have found a cased example on GT but is overpriced and has no POW stock, which is a must. Tried to persuade him to buy a Super Grade I found on GT, complete with POW stock, but he wants a Grand European. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Worth considering a Parker Hale 800 series - Winchester Grand European by another name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I hear MGR guns have one Woodhall Spa am hoping to go in tomorrow will find out. What you need is a mint 7000 game. Be in touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Have you seen this https://www.guntrader.co.uk/mobile/gunDetail.php?NewGunID=141224132215485&skipNo=0&perPage=15&Filter%5BNewType%5D%5B%5D=Shotgun&Filter%5BNewMechanism%5D%5B%5D=Over+and+Under&Filter%5BCalibre%5D%5B%5D=12+gauge&Filter%5BMake%5D%5B%5D=Winchester&Filter%5BModel%5D%5B%5D=8500+Trap&sortField=poa&sortOrder=asc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Worth considering a Parker Hale 800 series - Winchester Grand European by another name. I hadn't considered PH to be honest, although did find a Classic Doubles a while ago but it was nothing special. Will have a look for a 800. Thanks. I hear MGR guns have one Woodhall Spa am hoping to go in tomorrow will find out. What you need is a mint 7000 game. Be in touch Thankyou. Have you seen this Yes, I did see that the other night, but it's a Trap model. Thanks for the heads up anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Been to MGR thats a trap gun as well although they may know of a game gun. keep in touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Been to MGR thats a trap gun as well although they may know of a game gun. keep in touch Mnay thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 nothing for it a 7000 field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwoods Green Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 If you can buy a Grand Euro for less than £1500 it won't be very good. I have had several of these guns and have never managed to pay less than about £1100 and that was a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 If you can buy a Grand Euro for less than £1500 it won't be very good. I have had several of these guns and have never managed to pay less than about £1100 and that was a few years back I can agree up to a point. They're holding their money I must admit. Have seen a beautiful example, cased, for £1600, but couldn't afford it at the time, and there are two very nice examples on Gunstar for just under £1500, both with nicer wood than the cased one on Guntrader which is priced at over £1600. I was very fortunate to find the one I bought in August, priced at £785, but someone had oiled the wood with mineral based oil rather than vegetable based oil, so that needed sorting. I knew it had nicely figured wood under all the cack, and so it proved to be after spending a further £100 to get it sorted; much nicer than I can tell from the photos of the one on GT. If I can now find a case its value will be well over the thousand but they're as rare as the proverbial rocking horse doodah. I'll keep looking; but people tend to hang onto them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Here you go http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-LEATHER-GRAND-EUROPEAN-GUN-CASE-FOR-WINCHESTER-101-XTR-OR-SIMILAR-/121528856787?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item1c4baf30d3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Here you go Good find. Have never been on ebay so never thought to look there. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Cool doesn't look too bad. Good luck and hope you get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodbepigeonshooter Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Have a look at the Holts sealed bid sale which ends in 2 days as one showing for around £600 but no clue to condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Have a look at the Holts sealed bid sale which ends in 2 days as one showing for around £600 but no clue to condition. Saw that, many thanks. With a mid' vent, choked at 3/4 and Full, wide rib and no POW grip leads me to think it will probably be a Trap model. Looks to be in very good condition though, with very nice wood. Thanks for taking the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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