Offseason rifle tinkering itch had me wondering:
The Pig: You pick up an off the shelf rifle - T3, R700, Winchester, etc - toss on some rings and glass and get to shooting and hunting. Over time - the gun proves itself as entirely too accurate for the price you paid. It simply out kicks its coverage in the accurate department in its factory configuration. Everyone owns one of these. Maybe its a $600 Tikka, or a $275 Marlin X7 - whatever the model, you know you could have spent 3 or 4 or 5 times as much without any extra accuracy.
At what point do you decide its worth putting Lipstick on the Pig?
Lipstick: Aftermarket, high quality components:
High end stock
Bedding
Trigger
Machined parts (vs something plastic from the Pig)
I'm not the least bit concerned about re-sale. We know how that works - you aint getting the money back out of the Lipstick, as compared to a custom built gun.
So whats your take on giving those Pigs a nice shade of red? Improved accuracy, improved reliability? Or a waste of money that should be saved towards a custom action-barrel and good gunsmith.
