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

[NIGHTHAWK]

Looks like our southpaws are having trouble fishing out their wallet!

No kidding… Me included! Little too much $$ for my budget. Beautiful rifle though!

GLWS!

 

[VertigoBE]

$42K is a bit steep if one doesn’t want the reloading supplies, ammo etc..

Agree, but no one even making an offer?

 

[Tanks]

Agree, but no one even making an offer?

Well, as a lefty looking for a DR .450/400 would not be my first choice as my first DR. Now, if this had come along before I got my Heym 9.3x75R a couple of years ago I would start a conversation. Now, I have a .450/400 set of barrels coming with my Rigby, so all set.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I don't know what to make of this. It is very beautiful, but that is a high asking price. Someone needs to work out what the extra bullets etc come to and arrivve at an asking price for the double alone. The new price from Heym can be established and then one could assess whether the availability premium the OP is asking for is worth it.

 

[The Shootist]

Looks like our southpaws are having trouble fishing out their wallet!

This is one of those deals where a lefty like me has to decide if he wants to sell his truck and not hunt for the next 5 years to get his paws on this eye candy!

 

[Garrett89]

@Garrett89 can you tell us if the toggle works to the left or the right please? Since Heym went to the trouble of setting up the triggers for LH, one wonders if the toggle is reversed too? I doubt it because the cross bolt still seems to be on the left as per a RH set up.

That's right. The top lever still works as it would on a right handed rifle. In this configuration a right handed shooter would have a speed advantage from being able to move from one trigger to another just by sliding back to the second trigger. Same as a lefty would have with a gun configured for a right handed rifle. We all know this cartridge doesn't recoil enough to risk doubling it. Anything like a .470 or bigger probably could though

 

[Garrett89]

I don't know what to make of this. It is very beautiful, but that is a high asking price. Someone needs to work out what the extra bullets etc come to and arrivve at an asking price for the double alone. The new price from Heym can be established and then one could assess whether the availability premium the OP is asking for is worth it.

Without the reloading supplies I would value this rifle at 39k ...consider the fact you'd wait at least 4 years to get one from Heym I think a few thousand on top of the original price is appropriate. If it were used of course that'd be a different story

 

[Garrett89]

What, no upgraded wood available when you ordered? Don’t think I’ve seen a prettier piece of wood from Heym.

I did get lucky the few options available that particular day were all nice but this one really stuck out to me

 

[rookhawk]

That is a VERY nice Heym with absolutely perfect wood structure. It appears @Garrett89 has impeccable taste. I think the biggest problem is that what is being offered is "compression of time" as the value-add. It's a novel theory that might very well work on a righty gun, but its going to be very hard to find a lefty buyer since they are 11% of the population, but only 4-6% of shooters operate their guns lefty.

It could be restocked (a damned shame) and righty triggers could be fit to turn it into a righty, but that's a 2-4 year journey that undermines the "compression of time" approach.

A+ gun. I think the OP will regret selling it, he's unlikely to find a lefty of this quality again if he reorders the same exact gun.

 

[Rare Breed]

Agree, but no one even making an offer?

I hope he gets his price but I think it is way too high. Your getting into new Rigby Shikiri territory and as much as I respect Heym it is not a Rigby

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I hope he gets his price but I think it is way too high. Your getting into new Rigby Shikiri territory and as much as I respect Heym it is not a Rigby

I have yet to see any purchaser with their new Shikari, and also understandably there has been no feedback. I sincerely hope that the Shikari exceeds expectations, but I just don't know yet. Two of my friends have ordered one but theirs are a way off yet.

What I can say, though, is that the Heym 89 is superb; I have now put around 400 shots through mine and it has not had even the slightest glitch. It prints holes touching at 70 metres and has taken game including a buffalo bull. It delivers flawlessly and that is a very high bar that a DG double rifle has to meet. The Heym is a very good base upon which to add beautiful wood, engraving, or whatever, as the OP's double exhibits. Without the perfect base, however, it is worthless.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I hope he gets his price but I think it is way too high. Your getting into new Rigby Shikiri territory and as much as I respect Heym it is not a Rigby

Respectfully, would the Rigby have all the bells and whistles of this Heym at that price point?

Wood, CCH, scroll, gold inlaid brand name

Me thinks this would be a $70k Shikari

 

[rookhawk]

Respectfully, would the Rigby have all the bells and whistles of this Heym at that price point?

Wood, CCH, scroll, gold inlaid brand name

Me thinks this would be a $70k Shikari

I’ve not handled a Shikari in person to make a final judgement, but I remain skeptical they will be as good as a Heym. You’re paying a lot of money for a Rigby of London name on a gun predominantly made in Belgium anyway.

When members start taking delivery we’ll be able to determine the final quality, fit, and finish for the first time.

No such speculation required with a Heym. They are presently the finest double rifle you can purchase until you start into vintage British guns. (My opinion)