"As to the economics,...... For me personally it is not just about saving money, it is also because I enjoy doing it and there is a satisfaction to shooting something that you built.
What I build will never compete with H+H or Purdy, nor is it intended to but it will be a part of me in a way that even those masterpieces never can."

My feelings exactly. I love the feeling of getting to play with something that I built. The more complex and time comsuming it is the more I enjoy it (to a point of course). I will never be able to compete with any of the professional builders either and, like you, I don't intend to. I just want to make something that I can be proud to use and show to my buddies that don't have one.

YES!!!!! YOU MUST KEEP THIS THREAD GOING!!!!