Confused! lots of customs for sale?

[scdogman]

Yea we are well aware.

As for the OP, a lot of hunters and shooters jump on fads or the latest-greatest rifle or scope to only trade it a year or two later for the "new". Or, become board with their new hobby and move on to something else.

We have seen this for decades at the ranges, and I have lost count of the shooters who come in on fire only to never be seen after a year or so.

Personally, I don't sell or trade my weapons, so over the decades, the collection has grown to 3 figures. Better than money in the bank at .5%.

I'm not sure we are all aware, but thank you for getting me back on track.

I'm wanting to sell a few, but I can't. I got a savage 270 that I paid $250 for that I want to sell but can't. Killed my first elk with it at 300 yards(DRT) and have been out to 1100 yards(2 shots 0 misses). I probably will never shoot it again, but I just can't sell it.

 

[del2les]

I'm not sure we are all aware, but thank you for getting me back on track.

I'm wanting to sell a few, but I can't. I got a savage 270 that I paid $250 for that I want to sell but can't. Killed my first elk with it at 300 yards(DRT) and have been out to 1100 yards(2 shots 0 misses). I probably will never shoot it again, but I just can't sell it.

I hear you, for I have several weapons from my youth I cannot part with. Too many fond memories and they still shoot.

 

[Alibiiv]

How did we get from "Confused" Lots of customs for sale" to shooting an elk with a 6.5 beyond 300 yards!!!!!!?????????????????? Mud did you do this!!???? The Creed sucks for elk, it always has and always will!! Jack O'connor had it right with his .270 Winchester!!!!!!!!! Now I'm gonna throw up..............

 

[FIGJAM]

There are a LOT of guys who build customs as their hobby, there are guys out there that just enjoy the dream, design and build process then their board of it. Even more guys that go through the process do load development and get board as soon as it hammering then on to the next.
With the amount of custom action we have now there is something different about each and guys will sort through components and try rifles till they hit the one they want.
Then you have guys who treat customs like an investment, they build then hardly shoot but they trade them around. They usually have some factory guns they flog like rented mules and pull out the custom for one or two shots.
Custom rifles are currency!

Only if your currency is Canadian trading at 70 cents on the US dollar. I see the posts - I have $XX invested, selling for $XX at a HUGE discount! Lol

 

[FIGJAM]

Thats a little dramatic and a lot untrue.

 

[Beaver10]

Thats a little dramatic and a lot untrue.

But, but, this always comes up by someone who struggles on shots farther than 200 yards. Throwing down the ethical card on a LR forum is akin to saying I can't do it, so it has to be unethical...Grins of course.

 

[ajkellerusmc]

Partially true...The 6.5 CM has firmly established itself as an extremely accurate chambering without a doubt. I even own a couple. Twice as accurate compared to a magnum built by a tier one builder? That's not exactly accurate. Ask dudes who run a Ryan Pierce build, or a Accurate Ordnance, or a GAP, and on and on.

Straight 7mags, 7WSM, 28N that are mechanical feats of engineering will produce 1/2 MOA or even better. Same for .30 cals by same builders and alike.

Your statement doesn't carry the water, unless you meant a 6.5 CM coming out of a cardboard box will likely print better than a mass produced magnum. Chances are good you may be right on the accuracy part.

"Killing well" is subjective. Aside from dead is dead. You hit any thing in the eye, and it's drt...

Stoning an elk at 750 yards with one and done from a magnum versus hitting an elk with a 6.5 CM at same distance but elk runs 50-60-70 yards then piles up. They only common denominator is it's dead, but not killed better.

If the post was sarcasm...I'm Laffin... 6.5 Creedmoor, unicorns, rainbows and lots of pixie dust all go together, along with the 270 Win.

Hey Beaver10 I think we own the same Dog!

 

[Greg Hunt]

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[Beaver10]

Hey Beaver10 I think we own the same Dog!View attachment 125817

Twins! Ours is new to us...He's approx 3 years old. A Border Collie/Pointer mix that plays 3D chess with our minds.
I named him Danner "Boot" due to the size of his big box head. Great dog!

 

[bigngreen]

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[FIGJAM]

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My 25-06 shooting 115gr bergers over 3200 FPS is an elk slayer. My 270wsm with the 145gr eldx is also a hammer on elk. They kill them just as dead as my 300 mags.

 

[MudRunner2005]

How did we get from "Confused" Lots of customs for sale" to shooting an elk with a 6.5 beyond 300 yards!!!!!!?????????????????? Mud did you do this!!???? The Creed sucks for elk, it always has and always will!! Jack O'connor had it right with his .270 Winchester!!!!!!!!! Now I'm gonna throw up..............

I didn't start any of it.........This time.

 

[therifleman556]

I didn't start any of it.........This time.

Well imo, you are the Donald J Trump of LRH. Whenever stuff hits the fan around here people just sort of automatically blame you. Force of habit ya know

 

[therifleman556]

Mudd's last paragraph is me totally.
I've bought and built rifles, then I work getting them to shoot a few different bullets, ringing out all I can from them with the common rifle accuracy techniques, bedding, etc.
After that, I'm bored with the rifle. It seems when I get one shooting really well, then it no longer teases my brain, so I sell it. I have sold "used" rifles that only had a 50 or so rounds thru it doing load development.
Basically, I buy a rifle, reload and get the best data possible for it. Then I sell it at a discounted price, with all the load work done. Lol

Thank God, I thought I was the only knucklehead with this disorder!