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    Posted: December 31 2025 at 5:31am
Probably the most exotic stock list I will ever see...
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Yes indeed!
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Drool….

I’ve been thinking of a L42 CES as my retirement present, wished I could find one! 
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Originally posted by britrifles britrifles wrote:

Drool….

I’ve been thinking of a L42 CES as my retirement present, wished I could find one! 



Geoff, for my retirement I had Fultons build me my No.4 SR"b" and I then followed that up with a Schmidt & Bender 3~20x56 scope.
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I used to lust for a Barrett MRAD for long distance shooting.  And then I shot a friend's Tikka T3x CTR and found out you can get to the same place for a LOT less jingle.  :)

That's an impressive list above.

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Oh win the lottery! Some nice pieces listed there.
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What a list! My eyes are burning!
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Some extremely rare pieces there. 
So why are Accuracy International selling there heritage collection? Is just for the money?
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Originally posted by Zed Zed wrote:

Some extremely rare pieces there. 
So why are Accuracy International selling there heritage collection? Is just for the money?

Call me a cynic Shaun but I do wonder if the company is about to change hands and a little asset stripping is taking place...
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Nice assets.
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thats a list for sure - how do you decide what your going after ? 
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Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

thats a list for sure - how do you decide what your going after ? 

The clue here is that here are no prices shown; if you have to ask what the price is, you can't afford it! 

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I believe the last "standard" L96 I saw sell went in the region of £18k...It'll be interesting to know what they want for these rifles. 
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During my recent collecting years when my disposable income was at its highest I bought a few high end pieces knowing that my reduced income in retirement would cease my search for the rarest of the rare.  I had a list of the rifles I wanted and patiently waited sometimes a decade or more for very good to excellent examples to come up for sale and more times than I care to admit had to outlast another collector or two who wanted the same rifle.  I watched my toy acquisition bank account dwindle to the point where I only have enough for one last "hurrah!" although I'm sure the bulk of the rifles for sale at Devizes exceed my grasp.
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That sounds like the only real explanation Mick!
When our original bosses wife sold the company (after he passed away), she sold his classic cars as soon as possible; some before the final take over.
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wow - high finance  in an area i no longer invest it 
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This is the L96A1 from what was known as the Accuracy International's "Reference Library".

It was bought by somebody I know; although as soon as I saw it was sold I just knew it was him who had bought it. 
Picture taken this morning on a range in I think East Anglia, if it's the range I think it is I last shot there in 1967 as young army sprog!



 
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