Posted: 11/21/2009 4:36:37 PM EDT
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NOw Im entering an area I know NOTHING about... friend has this " race gun" as he calls it..... has red dot scope, essex frame, caspian slide, , now the rest I dont know, has a compensator, bull looking barrel, the backstrap safety is disconnected.... Just shot it today... SWEET ..accurate... He used to shoot competition and hasnt in years... He said he has 3200 in to the gun....a bunch of CM 10 rnd mags and holster.
NOW, he said he would trade me for a Franchi Falconet 12g and a glock 19....... another friend said I would be crazy not to trade.... Now what do you guys think??? |
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The problem with custom guns is: They're only custom to the guy who commissioned/built them, unless it's a very well known smith. You usually have a hard enough time selling them for the worth of the parts.
But, overall, it's not a bad deal, depending on the condition of the guns involved on both ends. You might want to see exactly how old the essex frame is, seeing as some of the earlier ones had some huge quality control issues. You also want to be sure it's what you really want, race guns are a very specific-use gun. |
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It sounds like an "open" division gun built on a single-stack frame. They are no longer competitive in any meaningful sense, having been surpassed by the double-stack frames.
The fact that it's also an Essex frame would cause me to raise an eyebrow. They weren't exactly the choice of top competitors, though they can be perfectly serviceable. I wouldn't do it, personally. |
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It sounds like an "open" division gun built on a single-stack frame. They are no longer competitive in any meaningful sense, having been surpassed by the double-stack frames. The fact that it's also an Essex frame would cause me to raise an eyebrow. They weren't exactly the choice of top competitors, though they can be perfectly serviceable. I wouldn't do it, personally. +1 open division "race guns" need to be double stack to be competitive |
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It sounds like an "open" division gun built on a single-stack frame. They are no longer competitive in any meaningful sense, having been surpassed by the double-stack frames. The fact that it's also an Essex frame would cause me to raise an eyebrow. They weren't exactly the choice of top competitors, though they can be perfectly serviceable. I wouldn't do it, personally. +1 open division "race guns" need to be double stack to be competitive Unless it's a steel gun (or repurposed as such). Don't need large capacity there. |
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I like the shotguns as well..but it was given to me and not really into them and I would never spend 2300 on a race gun, I would buy a wilson or something first... Race guns are really not my thing, I wouldnt put out the cash... I was just surprised how well it shoots.. Quoted:
For a race gun I'd rather get a nice STI for around $2300. I LOVE Franchi shotguns though...so I'd never consider the deal. |