Is an old 12Ga perazzi that has been there and done that worth buying?

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I have a chance to purchase a 1985 Perazzi MX3C O/U shotgun from an old shooter buddy. He shot the crap out of this gun for over 30 years.It is now what I call a "10 footer", meaning it looks good from 10 feet away.The gun has 27.5" barrel's chambered for 2.75" and has 5 original Perazzi chokes. It has a snable forend and a pistol grip stock. The receiver has no engraving and has the removable trigger group( fires top barrel first- non selectable) It does have the original factory case.

Now the condition ... The barrels have some marks and bluing lose in spots.The forend has a tight crack. The stock has a small crack at the trigger group. The trigger group has movement when installed.The gun locks up tight and the opening lever is to the right. The barrel's open very easily and when fully open have a lot of movement - like the trunions are wore out. The case is in only fair condition.

Now how it shoots ... The gun shoulders very nice and is lively to swing. The trigger is great. The gun handles well an does not feel like is is wore out.

This guy Wants $4000. What do you guys think? Could you shoot it for years still or does the gun potentionally need a pile of expensive work.

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It's overpriced in my opinion, you would expect to pay that much for a gun in good condition.
The Mx3 was meant to be Perazzi's lower priced Mx8 and has a rounded bottom on the monoblock instead of a square bottomed mono block as does the Mx8 and all of it's various incarnations. Some people think this makes it inferior to the Mx8 but in reality the difference is more in price and desireability than performance.
The gun you describe sounds as if it could use an overhaul, new trunions, locking block, springs, etc and if this was done then you'd have a gun that is good for another few hundred thousand rounds. Parts are not hard to find or install and a gunsmith will be able to purchase them from the Perazzi rep in Manitoba. Without seeing the cracks in the stock it's impossible to say if they can be fixed or not.
All Perazzi models are very rebuildable and with the proper care and attention they can run for millions of rounds so if you want a project then I'd be offering something closer to $2k than $4k.
 
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