One Stop Shop NEW LEFTY Heym 89B .450/400 3" w/ ammo, bullets, reloading supplies, extras

If only it were a lefty I would have bought it years ago.

I'm sure a lefty will come along at some point. As the seller would know, we are picky, and most of us that don't settle for right-handed equipment realize we are forced to custom build it, so most don't search the internet for something like this. I still think someone that wants to experience the magic of a finely crafted double but doesn't want the weight and bulk of a larger framed gun nor needs a dedicated stopping round, this is a perfect option with some old school nostalgia.

mcd said:

I'm sure a lefty will come along at some point. As the seller would know, we are picky, and most of us that don't settle for right-handed equipment realize we are forced to custom build it, so most don't search the internet for something like this. I still think someone that wants to experience the magic of a finely crafted double but doesn't want the weight and bulk of a larger framed gun nor needs a dedicated stopping round, this is a perfect option with some old school nostalgia.

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I've sold 3 Heyms in my life and my son has sold one. Average time on market was 2 weeks. (all righties) Left-handism in all its forms is roughly 11% of the population, but even some of those are right eye dominant or just shoot righty. So lets say 5% of the market. 1/20th of the market. Let us assume that it takes 20x longer to sell a lefty gun in that case. So instead of 2 weeks, it should take 40 weeks.

This rifle has been marketed for 54 weeks, so clearly there is something about lefty buyers that is different than right handed buyers. We can't blame it on being a Heym, one of the easiest rifles to sell and the one that holds its value better than all others. Also the least expensive truly reliable, professional grade double rifle ever made.

A fellow lefty and experienced in exchanging left hand, best quality rifles for cash. It takes a long time and the resulting price is far below what a righty will command. I still have some best quality rifles and shotgun sets that will trade for a fraction of what I paid to have built. Just the way the market works. If I had a do over in life, I would have just kept shooting right hand rifles. Worked like a charm for the first half of my life when I was poor and did not know any better. I can still work a right hand bolt as quickly as a left.

rookhawk said:

I've sold 3 Heyms in my life and my son has sold one. Average time on market was 2 weeks. (all righties) Left-handism in all its forms is roughly 11% of the population, but even some of those are right eye dominant or just shoot righty. So lets say 5% of the market. 1/20th of the market. Let us assume that it takes 20x longer to sell a lefty gun in that case. So instead of 2 weeks, it should take 40 weeks.

This rifle has been marketed for 54 weeks, so clearly there is something about lefty buyers that is different than right handed buyers. We can't blame it on being a Heym, one of the easiest rifles to sell and the one that holds its value better than all others. Also the least expensive truly reliable, professional grade double rifle ever made.

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Not disputing any of that for sure. Just saying that most of us acquiesce to building from scratch, and yes, of course there are fewer of us. As an example, if I were to venture into the double game, even though I personally have no "need" to, even though I think they are fantastic for their intended purpose and would love to have one, I wouldn't even think to search the classifieds. That makes your scaling above on timing even more difficult to predict. I hadn't realized it's been over a year already. I'm actually a bit shocked by that.

Is it possible that most will be looking for .474" plus for their first double? Maybe so, and I suppose that could play into it as well for at least reducing the pool of candidates further to someone with at least one double already. Nevertheless, it's a shame to see such a nice rifle in limbo and worthy of continued bumps to get it front and center on the forum list.

rookhawk said:

I've sold 3 Heyms in my life and my son has sold one. Average time on market was 2 weeks. (all righties) Left-handism in all its forms is roughly 11% of the population, but even some of those are right eye dominant or just shoot righty. So lets say 5% of the market. 1/20th of the market. Let us assume that it takes 20x longer to sell a lefty gun in that case. So instead of 2 weeks, it should take 40 weeks.

This rifle has been marketed for 54 weeks, so clearly there is something about lefty buyers that is different than right handed buyers. We can't blame it on being a Heym, one of the easiest rifles to sell and the one that holds its value better than all others. Also the least expensive truly reliable, professional grade double rifle ever made.

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Agree with Rookhawk but at some point price has to come into this. $42K is apparently too much. Please remember while I know economics say it is not the cost but what is the market willing to bare…it appears not this asking price. Just me as much as I respect Heym and this appears to be an awesome riffle it is too high. As an example look back at the Heym @rookhawk sold that had incredible engraving an incredible once in a lifetime rifle…I believe it went for somewhere between $32k to $36k and just me no disrespect to the seller a much nicer rifle. Just my perspective having owned 8 DRs. GLWS!!!

rookhawk said:

I've sold 3 Heyms in my life and my son has sold one. Average time on market was 2 weeks. (all righties) Left-handism in all its forms is roughly 11% of the population, but even some of those are right eye dominant or just shoot righty. So lets say 5% of the market. 1/20th of the market. Let us assume that it takes 20x longer to sell a lefty gun in that case. So instead of 2 weeks, it should take 40 weeks.

This rifle has been marketed for 54 weeks, so clearly there is something about lefty buyers that is different than right handed buyers. We can't blame it on being a Heym, one of the easiest rifles to sell and the one that holds its value better than all others. Also the least expensive truly reliable, professional grade double rifle ever made.

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I’ll disagree with part of your math. Some right handers are left eye dominant and shoot lefty so that mostly cancels out the lefty’s who shoot right.

But the rest of the logic holds.

I’m a lefty and would buy it but it’s a price issue. It’s way overpriced for what it is.