guyfromohio
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I like a wood grip on my Sigs, Czs, and Berettas. Other than that, I feel no urge.
if you take a run of the mill remington 700.....put a nice match barrel on it, a nice curly maple stock, a good trigger, ect....you can easily fetch more than the stock 700 cost......you wont likely get your money back, but the overall value of the gun has increased.
Only if you find someone interested in those exact modifications. Once you do something like this you really limit potential buyers. If you get lucky you might actually get a little more than a used 700 in factory condition, but it may take a loooog time to find a buyer. I wouldn't touch a gun with a curly maple stock with a 10' pole. Having a nice match barrel or aftermarket trigger means nothing if the gunsmith didn't know what he was doing. When buying a custom this is always a concern.
My usual carry gun is this custom Colt 1991A1 .38 Super. It's had 9mm and 9x23 Winchester barrels fitted to it as well.
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That looks like it was polished to a mirror shine and dipped in used motor oil... Absolutely beautiful.
I couldn't do it. My guns, aside from an heirloom, are treated much like my truck.
I agree, that little Clark meltdown is a peach! It's screaming for ivory.im not usually a fan of "melted" guns....but DAMN that is a nice looking piece!
I "personalized" a couple.
One is a Rossi Ranch Hand that I wanted to shorten to be able to carry in Oklahoma. It had to be under 16 inches long. (I sell these now.)
The other filled my need to have a 308 bullpup with wood furniture. It began life as a Springfield M1A SOCOM.(Don't worry, it can be returned to its original stock. Nothing was done to alter the basic rifle.) The top half can be exchanged to a low profile piece of furniture that facilitates installing an Eotech red dot (or other) sight.