Omega III Rifle by Homer Koon - what's it worth

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Just joined because this is the best information on these guns. My father in law was one of the original investors. I have an unfired (I believe) 7mm Rem Mag with the Leupold scope. Curious if there is a market for these and what it would be worth. Provenance is perfect - my wife met John Wayne and his horse at the presentation ceremony at his museum!
 
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Hey everybody, first post here, Ive been reading through this thread, which has helped me to make the easy decision to rescue a Homer Koon Omega III from a pawn shop. Great information in this thread, thank y'all!
 
Homer Koon

Hi everybody, just joined, first post. I confess, I don't know it all, but I do know quite a bit about the development and production of the first 6 prototype Omega IIIs. I and a coworker did ALL of the machining on the first six. I would love to discuss my involvement with Homer with Duncan if he wishes. There is so much erroneous information about these guns so I will not bother to post on this thread.
 
Why does no one but brand new posters update this thread (then only post in this one)? I'm not suggesting anything, it's just odd, is all. They must be too busy rooting for nuggets of info on these interesting guns to stick around I suppose.

TCB
 
Homer Koon

barnbwt, if you are referring to me, I ran across this looking for an Ed Shilen short action single shot action to build a PRS 6MM on. There is so much BS on here about Homer that I had to post this. I sent two PMs to hfkoon before I posted, if he wants to know my involvement with his father, great, if not that's ok too. I had a lot of respect and admiration for his father.
BTW, if anyone has an Ed Shilen short action single shot action made about thirty years ago, I sure would be interested. Ed Shilen is another man I had a lot of respect for.
 
Not you so much as the vast majority of other posters in this thread ;). The last time it popped up I thought the same thing, so when it was revived, once again by a brand new poster, I mentioned it. I do think they are cool rifles, kind of a "still waters run deep" kind of concept when you consider all the stuff going on inside of what looks at first blush like a standard Mannlicher Shoenauer, or something. As an aerospace engineer who uses their fasteners in designs daily, I was tickled to find that Hi Shear once dabbled in the firearms world to promote its wares :D

TCB
 
Came here just to say...

A business associate and I attended the Tulsa Wannemacher show last year and apparently met the LTRiker from this thread. He was a vendor at the show withwith several tables of very nice weaponry. Including the S10 Omega II.
my companion for the day looked it over and it was, indeed, pristine. He told us that it had been given to a close friend of H. Koon in 1970 and that he purchased it from that persons widow in the early 1980's (I forget what year he said). He also had an original sale brochure for the company with it. Price was around $40,000 and a nearby dealer was offering several guns plus cash while we were at the table.

The gripcap had a gold "B" on it if that helps figure out who it may have been given to.
We did not buy it, but my business associate sent me a link to this thread yesterday after he and another person went on a web search while discussing the rifle.
So, HoustonBob, you and your associate in business "apparently" met yourself at a gun show and saw the gun you're trying to sell yourself?? That must have been awkward.
 
Yeah, let's revive the thread again (again, again, again, again...)

That'll solve this :rolleyes:

TCB
 
Yeah, let's revive the thread again (again, again, again, again...)

That'll solve this :rolleyes:

TCB
Why not? Maybe it will. FWIW, "S-10" is For Sale again, asking price $30,000. Maybe someone who is considering shelling out $30,000 for a rifle that is worth perhaps $3000 will first do a Google search and find this thread. Maybe they won't make a $27,000 mistake. Maybe.
 
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Flower Mound Texas Gun Factory

I purchased a property back in 2013 and was told it was a fire arm factory.
It has a 100 yard shooting tube in the basement. It appears to have been there since the early 1980's.


If anybody knows anything about this I am researching and very curious!
Thanks!

JPSi
 
Flower Mound properity

I may have some answers on the Gun Shop and the owners.

I was the first Gunsmith working at this plant in 1972-3. I test fired the rifles in the 100 yd tunnel for accuracy. I knew the original owner of the land and and much more.

Send me a private message and I will get back to you.

Thanks,

Les Brooks, retired gunsmih
 
Thank you Mr. Brooks, I have messaged you so please let me know if you have any photographs or information I can memorialize at my office!

I appreciate it!
Joe
 
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