george burns
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Just out of curiosity, how many of the guns that you own, do you modify in some way? Night sights, trigger, Action etc?
How many of your guns do you modify in some way?
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Gridley
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Does adding things like an optic, bipod, light, etc. count? I'm assuming not.
Assuming that's your intent... 1/9 of my collection, all of which is drop-in replacement stuff.
AZAndy
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Do grips count? I change those a lot.
troy fairweather
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Most guns i get i do little things, all are to improve the gun.
DM~
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I make an effort to buy guns that DON'T NEED to be modified!
I'd rather pay more up front to get them right in the first place...
As a side plus, guns that haven't been modified have better resale too, or at least you don't loose the extra money you would have had to put into them to modify them. (depending on the mod, of course)
DM
I'd rather pay more up front to get them right in the first place...
As a side plus, guns that haven't been modified have better resale too, or at least you don't loose the extra money you would have had to put into them to modify them. (depending on the mod, of course)
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RedlegRick
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A little, like adding sling swivels and scopes, or the plastic buffer in my G17, but I rarely go much further than that unless there's a real issue like a bad trigger or something like that.
rpenmanparker
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Just about all. At the very least the mounting of a red dot on the rear dovetail. New grips on 1911s. Trigger jobs. Etc.
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.308 Norma
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I'm 5'11", and I've found most factory long guns (rifles and shotguns) fit me just about right. However, my wife is 5'1&1/2" (And don't forget the "1/2"!! she says) and except for the "youth model" 20ga she has, she's never had a long gun that she didn't have to have the butt stock shortened some. Of course shortening the butt stock to fit a 5'1&1/2" person makes resale difficult, so my wife has to be pretty sure she really wants a particular long gun before she buys it.
bannockburn
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I would say new grips account for the majority of my gun modifications along with doing action jobs and swapping out mainspring housings on 1911s, and occasionally having guns refinished. More recently I changed my CZ P07 from using a decocker to having an ambi thumb safety. It was nice that CZ included the parts with the gun to do this (likewise including instructions in the manual to do it also).
sparkyv
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All of them except my CCW. That remains completely stock.
tark
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Only to fix something broken
JN01
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Almost all of mine have some modification, the front sight gets painted orange if nothing else.
chicharrones
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If the gun needs some modifying, tuning, etc., I'll do it as needed or as wanted.
Of course, I do like buying guns that don't need anything modified at all.
Of course, I do like buying guns that don't need anything modified at all.
Rembrandt
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Have a few that have never been touched, and thank goodness they were not. It would have meant thousands of dollars in value. One in particular is a Winchester 52 Sporter rifle, many of these were drilled and tapped for scopes by well meaning owners....today one that's never been touched will easily add $1000 or more to the value. After all who wants to pay top dollar for an accessorized Python?
On the other hand many of my firearms that get used for hunting and competition have had accessories and custom machine work.
As you look at what manufacturers have offered in the last few decades, nearly all delete items that can be accessorized later by the owner to fit their tastes. This was a change from guns offered where the manufacturer knew best what the buyer "needed".
On the other hand many of my firearms that get used for hunting and competition have had accessories and custom machine work.
As you look at what manufacturers have offered in the last few decades, nearly all delete items that can be accessorized later by the owner to fit their tastes. This was a change from guns offered where the manufacturer knew best what the buyer "needed".
Sovblocgunfan
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If something is broken it gets fixed. Otherwise I’ll make little changes that are generally reversible.
frankmako
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all of them. i do trigger jobs, sights changes if needed, and others things to make them fit me.
rskent
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I can only think of one handgun that I own, that I haven’t modified or “tuned” in some fashion or another.
Legionnaire
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Most of my guns have had some tweaking. Almost all of my bolt actions have had their triggers tuned or replaced; some are restocked and/or bedded. Most of my revolvers have had the action polished, some have had springs replaced. My Glock 23 has a 9mm conversion barrel and non-factory night sights. Not many in the fold that are completely untouched.
adcoch1
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I have a few that are untouched, but a lot of my guns I built from parts, or rebarreled or somehow modified to make them work better for the intended purpose I bought them for. The toughest one to change though was a 7.5" 44 mag super blackhawk. I made the mistake of shooting it first before I chopped the barrel to 5". It was a tack driver! There was a lot of trepidation before the cutter touched that barrel, let me tell you, but it shoots as good now as before. Lot handier in a belt holster now too.
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