Maybe if you'd sold your trade bait instead of putting it into a custom rifle you might be better off. I've got tons of sympathy for someone that has fallen on hard times and I've seen you do nice things for others around here, but if money and medical issues are an issue, I'd suggest custom rifles aren't going to help things much whether you "trade" into them or pay cash
Reminds of standing in line behind a woman at ____-Mart with two carts. One loaded with bread, cheese, milk, cereal, etc. she'll pay for with food stamps, EBT Card, WIC. And the second loaded with pop, beer, chips, steaks and smokes that she'll pay cash for; cash that she probably "traded" for.
