I was thinking about that as I
was running a patch through the
bore of the oldest Topper I have.
Occasionally I will inspect and
wipe down what few pewpews
I've kept just as a maintenance
thing. This one is a 79 vintage I
bought used years ago for $50.00
out the door. I've used the hooey
out of it myself, and it's still tight
as a bank vault door.
There's a few that occasionally send
me this or that email, and like
everybody else I get advertisements
out the wazzoo every day.
One was here across town for an
H&R single break open shotgun
of unknown vintage similar to what
I have and use.
Low price of $200.00 firm
IMO that's just silly.
H&R/NEFs were supposed to be
budget working guns, not showpieces
or collector's treasures.
I can only assume that lots of
folks with extra funds to blow buy
them for the novelty or for sentimentality
of their youth or some something.
Kinda like all the people that buy
$1000.00 + Marlins and Winchesters
that retailed for $159.95, and they
buy them and put 20 rounds through
them, and sit in front of the television
with it in their lap and watch lonesome
dove.