aspenbugle
Well-Known Member
Understand. I was already assuming that in that number. You add in stock and bedding, bottom metal, barrel and chambering, etc and you'd go over $2500 but not by a lot. I just had a couple built recently so I'm pretty familiar with the numbers.
I had a few smart gunsmiths point this out to me many years ago when I was deciding between having them build on a custom action or a blueprinted factory one. They didn't care what I chose, but pointed out a trued factory action is still factory and won't hold a lot of value. A custom action holds its value really well and you'll almost always be able to get most of your money out of it (it's an investment). People won't be knocking down your door to pay a lot for a used Winchester action. It also doesn't need $200-$300 of work to shoot its best like those Winchesters would. Plus as mentioned the stock, barrel, trigger would be MUCH better. You aren't comparing ford vs Chevy, it's more like Nissan sentra vs. BMW. I never plan to buy factory again knowing what I know now and being spoiled be the quality (hold a good McMillan stock and most off those plastic factory pojs will make you want to barf), but to each their own...certainly your choice, I'm just glad someone got me to think outside the box years ago; it was an unknown world I was happy to discover.
I had a few smart gunsmiths point this out to me many years ago when I was deciding between having them build on a custom action or a blueprinted factory one. They didn't care what I chose, but pointed out a trued factory action is still factory and won't hold a lot of value. A custom action holds its value really well and you'll almost always be able to get most of your money out of it (it's an investment). People won't be knocking down your door to pay a lot for a used Winchester action. It also doesn't need $200-$300 of work to shoot its best like those Winchesters would. Plus as mentioned the stock, barrel, trigger would be MUCH better. You aren't comparing ford vs Chevy, it's more like Nissan sentra vs. BMW. I never plan to buy factory again knowing what I know now and being spoiled be the quality (hold a good McMillan stock and most off those plastic factory pojs will make you want to barf), but to each their own...certainly your choice, I'm just glad someone got me to think outside the box years ago; it was an unknown world I was happy to discover.
