Gun Watch Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 McCririck & Sons Kilmarnock £250 16 gauge Shotgun Private Seller Used - Average Condition London, Greater London Side by Side, 1/4 Choke, 3/4 Choke, 28" barrels Description Pretty Scottish round action boxlock n/e 16 bore, I believe built in the 1930s. LOP 14 3/8 inches Tight on the face, overhauled a couple of years ago when a firing pin was replaced. RFD has confirmed it is in proof. Some light pitting, but still perfectly usable. The stock is darker where covered by a leather stock extender. Some light cabinet dings, but nothing major. Lovely walked up gun, but little used and would like cabinet space. Prefer face to face (and I will throw in a decent canvas and leather sleeve), but will RFD at cost. This gun is being sold by Pigeon Watch member Townie. Message them here View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 I am pretty sure someone like Graham Mackinly would buy that off you for more than £250 ,lovely little gun ,good luck with the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Thank you Holloway. This is my gun. Gunshop advised me to put up at £300 or £350 and accept £250, but I'm not very good at playing games. Probably explains why I've not got further in life. Happy to respond to any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungle The Bear Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 It's worth £250 tops in the current market imo, but even that may be optimistic if the barrel measurements are poor. It's such a shame,but the boxlock non ejector market is so seriously depressed at the moment. It's crazy the amount of really nice boxlocks that are floating around just now, and I doubt the market will improve anytime soon sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbobailey Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 13:43, holloway said: I am pretty sure someone like Graham Mackinly would buy that off you for more than £250 ,lovely little gun ,good luck with the sale. Unfortunately I think his offer would be closer to £25 . If anything . Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, benbobailey said: Unfortunately I think his offer would be closer to £25 . If anything . Regards My reasoning being that he is one of the few gunsmiths and dealers left that continues to specialise in side by sides (most of his stock),and being based in Scotland is always interested In quality Scottish makers . You could however be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbobailey Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, holloway said: Edited July 20, 2021 by benbobailey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungle The Bear Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 6 hours ago, benbobailey said: Unfortunately I think his offer would be closer to £25 . If anything . Regards I agree 100% I recently sold a beautiful Damascused barrelled 30" English gun SxS NE with no pitting and 25 and 26thou barrel measurements cased for £450 on a commission basis through Graham, a true gent indeed, I suspect £25 is optimistic though. It's still on his website marked as sold its off to USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Bungle The Bear said: I agree 100% I recently sold a beautiful Damascused barrelled 30" English gun SxS NE with no pitting and 25 and 26thou barrel measurements cased for £450 on a commission basis through Graham, a true gent indeed, I suspect £25 is optimistic though. It's still on his website marked as sold its off to USA Agree, if Graham cannot or will not sell a Scottish gun it is not worth selling. Recently bought my Dickson off him and he sold a Holland and a Purdey last year for me plus a number of repairs and servicing. Absolute Gentleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 I'll call them. The next stage is scrapping it and I'd rather give it away than do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Worth a try ,shame it's not an ejector ,he is a helpful chap to deal with ,I bought a lovely Kirk fowling gun off him years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 13:50, holloway said: Worth a try ,shame it's not an ejector ,he is a helpful chap to deal with ,I bought a lovely Kirk fowling gun off him years ago. I called Graham Mackinlay and he is indeed a helpful chap. Responded promptly to emails and made a generous offer. He's also got some lovely guns and I'll make a point of visiting if I'm ever up that way. Nice change from some of the miseries I've dealt with in the gun trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Townie said: I called Graham Mackinlay and he is indeed a helpful chap. Responded promptly to emails and made a generous offer. He's also got some lovely guns and I'll make a point of visiting if I'm ever up that way. Nice change from some of the miseries I've dealt with in the gun trade. Nice one I am glad, the trouble is that an awful lot of the shops are run by people who are gun sellers only and unless the gun is brand new and modern they haven't a clue .l knew Graham would appreciate it and could do any work needed on it. As always with selling it's finding the right customer, I hope it was more than the £25 predicted by others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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