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Mike_Bailey
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Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith
14/06/13 05:54 PM

333Jeffrey, when you start a custom project first get the invoice sorted, i.e. the total, lets say it is 15k USD, normally you will have to put up 30%. Normally you will have some idea of build time but this is not set in stone, lets say 3 years. Lots of custom projects get returned as the buyer hasn´t got the patience; for a good idea, see this link

http://www.chuckhawks.com/m-s_custom_rifle_hays.htm

This will give you an idea, apart from the severe pistol grip which I should have specced better the rifle is very good but I suspect most gunsmiths will want a decent deposit up front before they start the job. SDH wanted 30% on the .30-06 below, that took 4 years !!

http://www.chuckhawks.com/hughes-hagn_rifle.htm

best
Mike
p.s. you do have to be a bit careful with the invoice thing, a number of London gunmakers in the 1970´s quoted a price for a shotgun and then, when inflation went through the roof found they were making guns at a loss so used very plain wood and cut corners to try and bring the gun in at a "less loss making" deal which is why shotguns from that period from the "named" london makers are less valued. Mind you, given current interest rates that doesn´t seem much of a possibility.

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Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	333Jeffery	14/06/13 01:29 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	Grenadier	14/06/13 02:58 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	333Jeffery	14/06/13 04:47 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	500Nitro	14/06/13 04:56 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	Mike_Bailey	14/06/13 05:54 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	DarylS	15/06/13 02:19 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	333Jeffery	15/06/13 02:44 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	tinker	15/06/13 08:05 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	tophet1	15/06/13 08:33 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	Homer	15/06/13 09:28 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	500Nitro	15/06/13 10:18 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	333Jeffery	16/06/13 06:17 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	tophet1	16/06/13 07:11 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	500Nitro	16/06/13 09:56 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	NitroX	16/06/13 03:19 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	dracb	17/06/13 07:17 AM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	333Jeffery	20/06/13 01:04 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	tophet1	20/06/13 03:28 PM
Re: Bad Experience with a Gunsmith	pjaln	20/06/13 12:58 PM

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