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I'd forgotten about this one! The chances are that this will go for a price well within your budget, and as Artiglio said, is definitely worth a punt............

Pete

artiglio wrote:Or take a look at this

https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.com/a ... &saletype=

If you’ve got a slot on your ticket , may be worth a day off to take a look

Wow that's a find!! And the action fits the HPS stock so when I want to upgrade it it's perfect. It doesn't have sights but for the estimate price who cares.... Thank you guys. I will certainly be keeping an eye on that one!

Is that estimate accurate?? £150?

Pippin89 wrote:Is that estimate accurate?? £150?

Personally i’d expect it to go for about 5/600 including auctioneers fees max, its not of interest to an rfd unless it goes for the guide and how many private shooters will take the effort to go, you have to assume the barrel is shot out. Most likely its a sale from an estate, easiest way to get rid of it with an open method of sale.

artiglio wrote:

Pippin89 wrote:Is that estimate accurate?? £150?

Personally i’d expect it to go for about 5/600 including auctioneers fees max, its not of interest to an rfd unless it goes for the guide and how many private shooters will take the effort to go, you have to assume the barrel is shot out. Most likely its a sale from an estate, easiest way to get rid of it with an open method of sale.

Thanks for the tip. Yeah I was assuming a new barrel would be needed at some point especially being stainless. Someone the other day told me they had one done recently for about £800. I was thinking about submitting a bid of £450. If I get it then that's a lot of rifle for £1250 including a new barrel.... Auction ends on 2nd Jan so I will sit on it and have a think....

Thanks all!

If you're lucky and you score the RPA, you could do worse than getting a Brux barrel blank from Brian Fox and stashing it until you've had a good play........

Pete

artiglio wrote:Or take a look at this

https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.com/a ... &saletype=

If you’ve got a slot on your ticket , may be worth a day off to take a look

Well I placed a sealed bid on this RPA a couple of weeks ago. Auction ended today so I am just waiting to hear if I was the highest bidder! Fingers are crossed...

Damn! I bid £485 and it went for £500. Never mind. The hunt continues....

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

https://www.guntrader.uk/guns/rifles/gr ... 2104358031

Holts valuations of good target rifles are way off. The rumour is that RPA themselves are buying back any RPA actions at decent money. Then refurbishing them, new barrel, sights etc & selling on. The No4 with no bolt went for a song! not hard to get & proof a bolt to it. The Musgraves went at good value & will shoot as well as almost anything on there.

If you want to shoot TR with moa iron sights etc then at bottom of the current TR preference list is: Musgrave, then Swing, Grunig, moving up to Paramount & the best ever regarded to be the RPA 2000, then early 2000's Quadlocks (black hex) then the silver hex & finally the Barnard & Quadlites. For ref a new action is c£1k, barrel £900, then account for stock £various & sights £400 + Irises £150 bipod £100 & handstop £50. some 2nd hand deals are great value vs that some not so - you can work them out.

If you use facebook, look up “Dehane Cownley” he has a tr setup looking for a new home, no idea what he has, he’s a decent chap so worth a message if nothing else.