Thread: Comparing the old with the new.

That is a well loved M695 EmpireSafaris. I got the iron sights removed off of mine and fitted with special filler screws to plug the holes. Also got a can on it courtesy of Dean Maisey. I have also just completed a refinish of the stock to seal off all the wear and tear marks from moisture. I have had an ongoing battle with rust spots due to fading blue so I am going to get the barrelled action cerakoted by Delta Mike just before Xmas. I do wonder if the quality of the bluing on them was a bit lacklustre?

So is there a comparable quality modern $8000 NZ rifle available?
And what will it look like 150 years from now ?

There are definitely rifles of this quality currently being built
But totall bespoke and likely in real terms vastly more expensive compared to yearly earnings



Of course these are really rough numbers and I don't have a copy of the AH ledger to know exactly what this rifle cost the original owner.

But you get the idea