I did 'stock up' on the $400 AR cycle and the 'golden days' of firearms pricing (circa 2017-2020), I'm always keeping an eye out for local trades too -
For example, these were all purchased brand new in the golden days:
-Beretta 1301T (my favorite semiauto 12G) had for $650 delivered
-My first M&P15 Sport II (first AR) at $400 delivered
-Taurus Model 605 in .357 for $200
-My Mossberg 590 (6 shot tube model) for $250 shipped
-Barnes Precision Patrol Carbine at $600 (this was shortly after the CCP Virus spread so M&P's were already selling at $7-800
-HK VP9 Tactical $500
-HK45 $600
-S&W 642 (no lock) $325 (bought one for me and my wife)
Even at today's street prices, you have to know the market and be smart about what you are purchasing - heirloom type firearms (lever, coach etc) don't intrinsically overinflate as much as panic guns such as AR's AK's etc - Sure I think the 'western cool' of Yellowstone is helping to inflate that segment of the market, but I even see new Colt Pythons settling down to $1500 street price, King Cobra's at $900, so the market is definitely settling down in the non panic segments - surely one heck of a turnaround from 12 months ago where I would tell people to basically buy absolutely nothing -
And considering the inflationary aspect of modern production in America thanks to the illegitimate regime in Washington (elections have consequences and stolen elections have catastrophic consequences), companies like Henry etc I'm sure have a cost that gets passed on to the consumer unfortunately, whether its labor, materials, compliance, regulations, etc - I spoke to our local machine shop owner in Apex NC who manufactures OEM parts for AR's, everything from BCG's to detents, in house, he said the cost of materials alone has a 15-20% direct effect on his cost to make, and that was last month. Getting raw materials and procuring is another completely different story.
My wife and I are fortunate enough to live within our means, we spent quite a few years after we got married constantly carrying debt and felt like money evaporated, we've been debt free for a few years now and I just paid my truck off so we are going to continue to try to be smart and keep zero debt except our home, little man is 2 now so the goal is to plan for his future and keep him grounded for the crazy world he's going to experience - Big Boys, coach guns etc at $900+ aren't something I'm used to looking at and not scoffing at the price, but when there is a beauty and heirloom factor it makes it easier to swallow - its not just 'another black gun' as my wife puts it.
OP, to get back on topic (sorry for the chit chat on your thread) - I also noticed the "Sharptail Coach" from CZ is similar, I am deciding whether your Hammer Coach or Sharptail should be on my wish list, I love the external hammer classic look (double triggers can't be beat), but I do appreciate the Sharptail does not put the weapon on safe automatically when the action closes (similar to your Hammer version) even though its a more 'modern' coach gun - 14.5" LOP is a bit long for me so I am only thinking out loud that the Hammer Coach with the gorgeous buttplate should not be modified at all for obvious reasons, whereas the Sharptail Coach includes a rubber butt pad which can be modified slightly if necessary (blasphemy I know to imagine a smith cutting down a gorgeous walnut stock but a 13-13.5" LOP is more natural for me)
At 5'7" with not the longest wingspan, these are things that always come up for me with long guns.