I don't think that it is necessarily true that custom guns hold their value as well as factory ones - too many variables and also if a person is spending cash on a custom it is desirable to have it customized to your specs not what someone else had custom made. This brings me to the next point - one on which we obviously agree - the big deal about getting a rifle made for you is that it is exactly that: made for you.
Barrett 98 Bravo?
- Thread starter bobjoe
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I don't think that it is necessarily true that custom guns hold their value as well as factory ones - too many variables and also if a person is spending cash on a custom it is desirable to have it customized to your specs not what someone else had custom made. This brings me to the next point - one on which we obviously agree - the big deal about getting a rifle made for you is that it is exactly that: made for you.
Customs generally don't holf their value better than most factory rifles. If you've ever tried to sell one, you'd know that. Take a look on the EE. There are lots of guys trying to sell them and not many takers. Just look at all the "BTT's" in the ads.
It's a buyer's market.
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- calgary alberta
Not trying to start anything, but I think there are "customs and customs" .
A bubbaed or modified factory rifle I would agree can loose value rapidly.
BUT a full custom rifle based on a higher end well known parts and made by a known and respected gun maker can significantly INCREASE in value with time.
Rigby, Purdey, Hollland and Holland are all shining examples of this.
If a short term buy and sell is the case, EVERY gun gets devalued, but if the gun is kept for some time nearly every gun appreciates. If I had had any clue that in 30 years an Enfield I paid $10.00 for would be worth over $1000 I would have bought ALOT more of them.
I DO agree that in the current economy it IS a buyers market.l
Not to sound stupid but thats what I was doing here. Thank you guys for your input thus far on the Barrett. I will have to do alot of reading the next while before I sink that much in a rifle. I do like the look of the Barrett I would love the chance to try one. But in the mean time I think I will keep looking.
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- calgary alberta
Most of us try to ignore gunboy
His signature line speaks volumes.
Good luck on your quest
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- calgary alberta
You mean like YOU??????
No, You don't sound stupid at all, as long as you star asking question, those question will be answer, another rifle you should be looking in is the DSR. here are the link:http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428034
Price is up there with the 5-6000 mark.
