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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 2663743" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>That is true but you need to be a smart investor as well!! You can spend a load of money and not get the results. I used to have guys send me other builders "Top End" rifles often wanting me to find out why they would not shoot. Most of these rifles used quality components and certainly charged prices for this class of parts but the rifles simply did not shoot. Part of it goes back to the fact that its EASY to make a small rifle that shoots great, its much challenging to make a big rifle that shoots great. Its not DIFFICULT per say, you just need to focus and pay extreme detail to make sure EVERY step in the build process is as perfect as possible, which, if your a precision rifle builder should be the way every rifle is built, no matter the chambering.</p><p></p><p>sadly, many that claim to be precision builders lack this fine attention to detail and the rifles suffer, that said, there are many great builders out there so like everything do your research before laying money down.</p><p></p><p>Sad to see a $3000-$5000 rifle come to me that shoots 1.5-2 moa at 500 yards and find out the reason is often simple errors in machining such as poorly aligned barrel threads and shoulders, off center chambers, poorly machined crowns, poor bedding……. All things that are simply from lack of attention or lack of education on how to properly build a precision rifle. Sadly, many if these rifles come from companies that sell a very large number of rifles…. Somehow</p><p></p><p>as far as rifle value, i totally agree and your correct. The first decade or so of my professional career as a precision rifle builder i rebuild many, MANY rem 700 rifles and while they shot great, a modified factory rifle holds very little resell value. No more and at times less then the original factory rifle. I would tell customers that they need to realize this. If they never plan to sell the rifle, no worries at all but something to keep in mind.</p><p></p><p>when i started building my full custom rifles, and especially my name brand Stalker and Raptor rifles, their retained value was extremely high on the used market so yes, resell value with a full custom build is much higher then a rebuild factory rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 2663743, member: 10"] That is true but you need to be a smart investor as well!! You can spend a load of money and not get the results. I used to have guys send me other builders “Top End” rifles often wanting me to find out why they would not shoot. Most of these rifles used quality components and certainly charged prices for this class of parts but the rifles simply did not shoot. Part of it goes back to the fact that its EASY to make a small rifle that shoots great, its much challenging to make a big rifle that shoots great. Its not DIFFICULT per say, you just need to focus and pay extreme detail to make sure EVERY step in the build process is as perfect as possible, which, if your a precision rifle builder should be the way every rifle is built, no matter the chambering. sadly, many that claim to be precision builders lack this fine attention to detail and the rifles suffer, that said, there are many great builders out there so like everything do your research before laying money down. Sad to see a $3000-$5000 rifle come to me that shoots 1.5-2 moa at 500 yards and find out the reason is often simple errors in machining such as poorly aligned barrel threads and shoulders, off center chambers, poorly machined crowns, poor bedding……. All things that are simply from lack of attention or lack of education on how to properly build a precision rifle. Sadly, many if these rifles come from companies that sell a very large number of rifles…. Somehow as far as rifle value, i totally agree and your correct. The first decade or so of my professional career as a precision rifle builder i rebuild many, MANY rem 700 rifles and while they shot great, a modified factory rifle holds very little resell value. No more and at times less then the original factory rifle. I would tell customers that they need to realize this. If they never plan to sell the rifle, no worries at all but something to keep in mind. when i started building my full custom rifles, and especially my name brand Stalker and Raptor rifles, their retained value was extremely high on the used market so yes, resell value with a full custom build is much higher then a rebuild factory rifle. [/QUOTE]
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