Talk:Holland & Holland Double Rifle

There is one more thing about having a double rifle or shotgun made for one by Holland & Holland, Westley Richards, Purdey, and so on. The price that one is quoted at the beginning might change. So say you order a double shotgun for $40,000 (more affordable than a double rifle don't you think?), but over the next couple of years there are dramatic economic changes. Sound familiar? At the end of those two years the shotgun might now cost you $48,000. If you want that shotgun you pay the fee. It's a rich man's world.I got this information from Dangerous Game Rifles (2nd Edition) by Terry Weiland. If you're interested in the rarified world of DG rifles I suggest you buy a copy of his book. Amazon.com sells it and I've seen copies for sale at Barnes & Noble and Borders.It's a fascinating read even for those of us who will never go anywhere near an African safari. --Jcordell 01:40, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

What measurements does the company take?

I'm sure it's nowhere near as customer-specific as, say, measurements for a suit or dress would be, but what kind of measurements does Holland and Holland take? Height? Weight? Something else? I'd think that the more attuned the rifle would be to a person's physical attributes at that moment in time, the harder it would be to sell to someone else, for the same reason you can't really sell a suit custom-tailored to your size to many people. Something like a person's weight can certainly change drastically within the span of a year, let alone two.

Do they also offer insurance in case the customer loses the physical capability to personally use the rifle while it's still being made? I'd hate to wait two years between placing an order for such a rifle and actually getting it, and say, losing a hand or an arm or even going blind before I ever get to use it. --Mazryonh 17:32, 2 August 2010 (UTC)