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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course
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I don't think any gods care what you do with your rifle. Any modification will likely diminish the resale value, but to what extent, it is hard to say.
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People ought to worry more about the utility that modifications add to their rifles than what they'll do to resale. If you plan on selling, why modify it? Most modifications will affect resale, not usually in a good way. However, if the addition of a brake or can enhances your enjoyment of, or the utility of the firearm, doesn't that out weigh any reduction in resale?
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it No offense, but aesthetically for me, a ruger 77 is as classic as the winny. I say drop down to a savage to minimize the visual sacrifice of adding a front end muffler.
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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course Chit can the can idea man...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it No offense, but aesthetically for me, a ruger 77 is as classic as the winny. I say drop down to a savage to minimize the visual sacrifice of adding a front end muffler. I totally agree with this statement..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I wouldn't necessarily give more for a threaded rifle, but I certainly wouldn't offer less because of it either. It's your rifle, make it suit you.
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it No offense, but aesthetically for me, a ruger 77 is as classic as the winny. I say drop down to a savage to minimize the visual sacrifice of adding a front end muffler. I expressed myself poorly. I wasn’t commenting on the aesthetics of either; rather the collector value and depreciation that would occur if altering the former.
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it No offense, but aesthetically for me, a ruger 77 is as classic as the winny. I would certainly like to agree with you but then we would both be wrong.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Specifics matter. All original pre 64 fw supergrade? Don’t do it! Ruger m77 with nice wood? Go for it No offense, but aesthetically for me, a ruger 77 is as classic as the winny. I would certainly like to agree with you but then we would both be wrong. Best listen closely to the Australian; his countrymen are excellent judges of taste when it comes to firearms design.
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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course Just run out and buy a really nice wood stocked ruger American, or Tc compass with a threaded barrel and watch the resale grow.....
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Yes, it would be blasphemy. Just talking about it is heresy. But ... People ought to worry more about the utility that modifications add to their rifles than what they'll do to resale. If you plan on selling, why modify it? Most modifications will affect resale, not usually in a good way. However, if the addition of a brake or can enhances your enjoyment of, or the utility of the firearm, doesn't that out weigh any reduction in resale? ...what he said.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course Dow shout not doodat I'm pretty sure it's in the ole testiments
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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course How many wood-stocked rifles come threaded from the factory? I can think of one offhand. I know I would be less likely to buy a classic rifle that had an oogly thread cap. Flush brakes machined into a barrel or so fitted look okay, but are still something I’d avoid, because I don’t like them. Cans have utility; brakes on hunting rifles are a bad idea IMO. I’d much rather drop down in power than use something that requires ear protection to avoid instant, serious hearing damage. Mule Deer has reported that a braked magnum can still damage your ears while wearing both plugs and muffs. He’s not one to toss out such statements without doing the research. I fire one or two CF shots a year without protection, and can still hear fine, despite years of other abuse while bird hunting and 40 years spent working in noisy telephone facilities. A properly-designed can will reduce recoil too, or so I’ve read. That’s the way I’d go myself if necessary, but I’d probably dedicate a synthetic-stocked rifle to that rather than cut up a nice one. If the barrel is fairly long, you could always have it cut and recrowned later for resale, or if you change your mind, but it won’t be “original”, if that’s important. I only have a few where that would be a concern. So, just what sort of rifle are we talking about?
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You didn’t specify the rifle other than blued with nice wood stock. My thoughts are if it something semicustom/higher end factory you will take a large hit in the rifle. People looking for that type of rifle are more traditionalist and the threaded barrel is put off your market. If keeping it forever it’s your call. GreggH
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If you’re selling it, don’t do it. If you’re keeping it, make it as useful to you as possible.
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...I wasn’t commenting on the aesthetics of either; rather the collector value and depreciation that would occur if altering the former.
ANY modification will hurt collector value.
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walnut and blue rifles need to be heard and shot, if you want a can get a black rifle.
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To take a really nice wood stocked rifle and have it threaded for a brake and a can ????
Would this
1. Completely ruin any re-sale value? 2. Make the rifle MORE appealing to a future buyer because of less recoil?
Hypothetical of course Define nice wood. Is this Anschutz Meistergrade? Blaser grade 9+? Most normal hunting rifles have average wood at best. Some wood is better than other, but unless your rifle has some distinguishing collectibility I would go ahead with it. Most rifles are not seriously collectible. Even custom rifles don’t have a lot of resale value unless they were owned by someone famous or have an otherwise interesting provenance.
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