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Why do gunsmith take so long on build?
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<blockquote data-quote="maninthemaze" data-source="post: 1168580" data-attributes="member: 87387"><p>I have had one custom rifle built so my opinion is based on my limited experience. I think the gunsmiths order their parts straight from the manufacturer. As such they get a discount on ordering more parts per year than you and me. They still charge the full price to customers though. I know Stiller offers $50 off if you order 3-5 per year and $100 off if you buy 50 or more. So the gunsmith is willing to wait, and make you wait for it. I'm sure barrel manufacturers do the same thing. The gunsmiths end up being in competition with all the other gunsmiths and vendors for the limited number of parts the manufacturer makes per year. </p><p></p><p>When my gunsmith was running past his deadline, I told him to just ship me the parts and I would find another gunsmith. They kept assuring me that they had the parts in hand, they didnt. So, they ended up having to purchase the parts from another vendor, so there wasn't any profit on the parts. The ended up purchasing the parts from bugholes.com . Anyways, a year is in my opinion WAY WAY to long to wait on a rifle. What are they doing forging their own steel?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maninthemaze, post: 1168580, member: 87387"] I have had one custom rifle built so my opinion is based on my limited experience. I think the gunsmiths order their parts straight from the manufacturer. As such they get a discount on ordering more parts per year than you and me. They still charge the full price to customers though. I know Stiller offers $50 off if you order 3-5 per year and $100 off if you buy 50 or more. So the gunsmith is willing to wait, and make you wait for it. I'm sure barrel manufacturers do the same thing. The gunsmiths end up being in competition with all the other gunsmiths and vendors for the limited number of parts the manufacturer makes per year. When my gunsmith was running past his deadline, I told him to just ship me the parts and I would find another gunsmith. They kept assuring me that they had the parts in hand, they didnt. So, they ended up having to purchase the parts from another vendor, so there wasn't any profit on the parts. The ended up purchasing the parts from bugholes.com . Anyways, a year is in my opinion WAY WAY to long to wait on a rifle. What are they doing forging their own steel? [/QUOTE]
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