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<blockquote data-quote="FIGJAM" data-source="post: 1569944" data-attributes="member: 71039"><p>But what fun is that? Most of the rifles for sell in the classifieds on this site are custom or semi-custom, so obviously people aren't just buying rifles they need.</p><p></p><p>Custom rifle snobs will always downplay the quality of factory rifles. A lot of them are stuck in the past when factory rifles weren't near as accurate as they are now. A lot of factory rifles come with an MOA guarantee. I am not saying customs are bad, but they just don't offer as much over a factory rifle as they used to. So, I can go spend $3500 on a custom rifle that shoots 1/4-1/2 moa, or I can go spend $600 to $800 on a Tikka or Xbolt or savage, or heaven forbid even less than that and shoot 1/4-1/2 moa. You can even get real wild and buy a factory semi-custom Browning Long Range McMillan for $1800 and it will shoot 1/4-1/2 moa.</p><p></p><p>Also, its not like a custom rifle is guaranteed to shoot well. I have some buddies who are custom gun snobs and they have had more poor shooters than they care to admit - in fact therein lies the problem, most guys don't have the marbles to admit they spent $3500 or more on a poor shooting custom rifle - and then who do they go to to get that fixed? Is it the smiths fault or the barrel maker's fault?</p><p></p><p>Also, it isn't hard to turn a factory rifle into a semi-custom with a trigger and a new stock and some cerekote if you want it to look different. And you are still a lot less into the rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIGJAM, post: 1569944, member: 71039"] But what fun is that? Most of the rifles for sell in the classifieds on this site are custom or semi-custom, so obviously people aren’t just buying rifles they need. Custom rifle snobs will always downplay the quality of factory rifles. A lot of them are stuck in the past when factory rifles weren’t near as accurate as they are now. A lot of factory rifles come with an MOA guarantee. I am not saying customs are bad, but they just don’t offer as much over a factory rifle as they used to. So, I can go spend $3500 on a custom rifle that shoots 1/4-1/2 moa, or I can go spend $600 to $800 on a Tikka or Xbolt or savage, or heaven forbid even less than that and shoot 1/4-1/2 moa. You can even get real wild and buy a factory semi-custom Browning Long Range McMillan for $1800 and it will shoot 1/4-1/2 moa. Also, its not like a custom rifle is guaranteed to shoot well. I have some buddies who are custom gun snobs and they have had more poor shooters than they care to admit - in fact therein lies the problem, most guys don’t have the marbles to admit they spent $3500 or more on a poor shooting custom rifle - and then who do they go to to get that fixed? Is it the smiths fault or the barrel maker’s fault? Also, it isn’t hard to turn a factory rifle into a semi-custom with a trigger and a new stock and some cerekote if you want it to look different. And you are still a lot less into the rifle. [/QUOTE]
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