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Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in General Discussion
ever think of getting rid of some of your guns(at least the ones you hunt with) and getting a custom rifle built? I have been considering it and was just wondering if any of you ever have.
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  • spurgemasturspurgemastur Member Posts: 5,655 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    1: I have few guns, so parting with any of them is a painful thought.
    2: I don't hunt.

    However, if you're thinking of getting a custom gun built, I say go for it, and do what it takes. It's fine to have a good production gun to use and to pass on, but how much more of an heirloom is a custom gun?

    "This was grand-dad's gun....he had it built this way because......"

    So I say go for it, but document the process and your reasons for doing it. Your heirs (if they're worth a damn, and I'm sure they will be) will thank you for it.

    In the meantime, you get to shoot an arm that was built to your specifications....and you don't even have to worry about "taking care" of it, because it's not an heirloom yet! You just get to give it the character that your heirs will cherish.

    I'm being a little flip, but my core message is sincere. Custom guns are cool, and if you have production guns that you can live without then get rid of them to finance your own little gem.

    EDIT: as an heir to some pretty cool guns I can tell you this: documentation is worth almost as much as the gun.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I haven't. it gets too expensive. I'll stick with mil surplus, thank you.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've thought of getting rid of my 243 for a high end 308 or big bore.
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:1: I have few guns, so parting with any of them is a painful thought.
    2: I don't hunt.

    However, if you're thinking of getting a custom gun built, I say go for it, and do what it takes. It's fine to have a good production gun to use and to pass on, but how much more of an heirloom is a custom gun?

    "This was grand-dad's gun....he had it built this way because......"

    So I say go for it, but document the process and your reasons for doing it. Your heirs (if they're worth a damn, and I'm sure they will be) will thank you for it.

    In the meantime, you get to shoot an arm that was built to your specifications....and you don't even have to worry about "taking care" of it, because it's not an heirloom yet! You just get to give it the character that your heirs will cherish.

    I'm being a little flip, but my core message is sincere. Custom guns are cool, and if you have production guns that you can live without then get rid of them to finance your own little gem.

    EDIT: as an heir to some pretty cool guns I can tell you this: documentation is worth almost as much as the gun.

    That basically sums up the exact reasons I was considering doing it. I am just not sure on how easy it would be to find someone in my area to do the job.

    Jon
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:I've thought of getting rid of my 243 for a high end 308 or big bore.

    Cubs, how much does one of them T3 tactical's run? Dang, them look nice. Part of the reason I am thinking on a custom build is because I would like something like the rifle you are talking about. I figure if I am going to pay that much for a rifle, why not save up a little more and make it "exactly" to my standards. Just something for you to think about as well.[;)]

    Jon
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  • spurgemasturspurgemastur Member Posts: 5,655 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Jon0322


    That basically sums up the exact reasons I was considering doing it. I am just not sure on how easy it would be to find someone in my area to do the job.

    Jon


    Well then I say go for it. By the time you cover the cost of a custom gun, the extra cost of working with a smith who might be half-way across the country will be negligible.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    No. I kept all my guns, bought a 6.5X55 Swedish Mauser and built my own custom.[^] Best of both worlds.
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  • hk-91hk-91 Member Posts: 10,050
    edited November -1
    i never have a problem with getting rid of guns to get new guns. i have traded guns online here several times because i'm picky about what guns i like and dont like. if i get a gun that i dont like i will offer it for trade instead of letting it sit unused. sometimes i come out pretty good and other times i have taken a small loss to get a gun i like but as long as i'm going to use it it worth it to me.
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  • MossbergboogieMossbergboogie Member Posts: 12,211
    edited November -1
    could never get rid of a cheap shotgun to pay for a nice rifle.
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  • Sav99Sav99 Member Posts: 16,037 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm an old school shooter and hunter. Never thought to much about a custom.
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  • mrseatlemrseatle Member Posts: 15,467 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I sold my custom R700 in .25 Gibbs because it was too much hassle to get ammo and weighed way too much. Could be harder to get your money back if you have to liquidate it also. Otherwise they are cool, I always wanted a double-rifle but $$$.
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    Wouldn't bother me at all to sell some, to get something i really wanted.
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    I am going to build/have built a .340 Weatherby Magnum on a Mauser action.

    Doug
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  • hissinggoosehissinggoose Member Posts: 763 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Over the years I've thinned the herd out a little bit, getting rid of stuff I didn't use for something a little nicer that I do use. Took a while to convince myself to do it, but I have few regrets. Really, the only two I regret parting with were a Win model 100, and a Ruger Vaquero .45 colt/acp convertable w/buffalo horn grips. I miss those two.
    Right now, I'm wrestling with trading one of my deer rifles on an AR of some flavor since I mostly hunt with a revolver or Encore pistol these days.
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