A question for those with the really expensive toys

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Willie14228

Willie14228

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Okay first and foremost I am not ragging on you guys and gals this is an honest question.!!!

So the background to this question is when Thurmond brought out his pride n joy (cricket) and pulling it out of the case casually handed it over to me.
If I was to try and explain my reaction it would be similar to that of having a newborn babe laid into your hands for the first time. Your afraid of holding it to tightly lest you break it and equally afraid of not holding it tight enough lest you drop it and all at the same time want to hold it more, but have to give it back because you cannot hold your breath any longer without passing out. YEAH Full on panic attack (And don't try to tell me you haven't ever been there before)
And so after about three or four minutes I very carefully handed Thurmond his gun back as I was already beginning to turn blue from holding my breath and he laughingly put the beautiful babe back in its padded crib.
I do not abuse my equipment but I do use it hard and expect it to be able to stand up to the rigors of backwoods hunting that is where my primary personal range is in this hobby is and as such my equipment is going to get bounced and jounced and perhaps a rain shower (need I go on) So when I buy a gun I do so with that in mind.
I have seen Ted take his gun out pesting but even then its more of a backyard experience than bush. And I know that Michael has gotten some good kills over in Hawaii with some pig hunts but I don't know if it was jungle or what. (I really want to talk to you about that some time Michael),
So what about it, with that kind of investment in one gun, Does the fragile as glass god don't scratch it ever ware off?
 
Let me guess.................You have never bought a new car?

Anyway as for guns I like wood stocks but "if" they did get that first scratch, I have fixed enough over the years to just fix it and go on. A couple of years ago I got one of the grandsons a rifle for deer hunting with a walnut stock. HIs dad questioned why I got the wood stock and I told him as the boy gets older he will have as many memories as scratches. He was only 14 at the time so I don't expect him to be as careful as I am. ;)


But if someone hands me a rifle then I would also treat it like glass. You have to respect others toys.
 
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"Goodtogo"Let me guess.................You have never bought a new car?

Anyway as for guns I like wood stocks but "if" they did get that first scratch, I have fixed enough over the years to just fix it and go on. A couple of years ago I got one of the grandsons a rifle for deer hunting with a walnut stock. HIs dad questioned why I got the wood stock and I told him as the boy gets older he will have as many memories as scratches. He was only 14 at the time so I don't expect him to be as careful as I am. ;)


But if someone hands me a rifle then I would also treat it like glass. You have to respect others toys.
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It's funny you mentioned new car, actually since me and my wife has been married we have bought 4 new cars. And for the last 20 years I drove big trucks worth over $150,000 but for some reason it is a different mindset. As a matter of fact my 2014 Chevy z71 was in the field in mud up to the rims working within a week off the lot
I guess as I have on other posts said it's all a matter of perception.
 
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For me I love gorgeous wood and fine deep bluing , but if it gets scarred up that's just part of the game . I owned a Farquharson falling block single shot 219 Zipper . Seriously no idea what that gun would be worth today ( it was Expensive then ) and it got blood all inside the action from a deer I had carried to camp on my back . 
I had my buddy run me into town and grab ice and I told him to stop at the old school car wash ..I took the rifle , opened the action and hosed her down with engine cleaner ....He almost poop on himself. LMAO !! It got her squeaky clean in no time. Oiled her up , and back in business . That was 35 years ago , and he still tells that story when we get together . 
A hammer is just a hammer .
 
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Willie what I didn't tell you is I am always knocking my guns against the door facing when entering and exiting buildings. I wince and cringe every time but just wipe off the scratch, wax or oil and repeat again. Now the Daystate Huntsman XL .25 with the Italian wood stock has never been outside the house but once. You could see however that my marauder in the second hand MDRL Stock is my "beater" gun. I drag it everywhere and yes bumped my new Shogun LDC (mounted on the marauder) on the door facing less than 1 hour after receiving it this very morning. No damage though due to Donny's fine work. I have handed the Cricket to a total gun nut I know and his reaction was just like yours but being older he turned blue much quicker. lol ;)

Don't be hard on Joe. BBQ'ing stock is a natural thing. Joe's radar is a bit skewed though because the stock I BBQ did "Moo" at one time before it's cooking!
I think it's because he shoots too much paper when he needs to shoot some meat. It's a logical "misteak"! :p

Thurmond
 
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"T3PRanch"Willie what I didn't tell you is I am always knocking my guns against the door facing when entering and exiting buildings. I wince and cringe every time but just wipe off the scratch, wax or oil and repeat again. Now the Daystate Huntsman XL .25 with the Italian wood stock has never been outside the house but once. You could see however that my marauder in the second hand MDRL Stock is my "beater" gun. I drag it everywhere and yes bumped my new Shogun LDC (mounted on the marauder) on the door facing less than 1 hour after receiving it this very morning. No damage though due to Donny's fine work. I have handed the Cricket to a total gun nut I know and his reaction was just like yours but being older he turned blue much quicker. lol ;)

Don't be hard on Joe. BBQ'ing stock is a natural thing. Joe's radar is a bit skewed though because the stock I BBQ did "Moo" at one time before it's cooking!
I think it's because he shoots too much paper when he needs to shoot some meat. It's a logical "misteak"! :p

Thurmond
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Joe knows I'm joking and even a little envious he has done some very nice stock referbs 
I've made some pretty big boo boos trying out different wood finish techniques.
 
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Ya I'm on the other end of the spectrum as well. I am one that buys a protector to protect the protector. It drives me crazy to have dirty scratched up things. My toys get dirty and used but get serviced, repaired and cleaned when done. I have the mindset that I work hard for the stuff I have, and it needs to be taken care of. It also gets worse the the older I get....... I just don't lose my temper when something gets scratched now.
 
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"Willie14228"
"T3PRanch"Willie what I didn't tell you is I am always knocking my guns against the door facing when entering and exiting buildings. I wince and cringe every time but just wipe off the scratch, wax or oil and repeat again. Now the Daystate Huntsman XL .25 with the Italian wood stock has never been outside the house but once. You could see however that my marauder in the second hand MDRL Stock is my "beater" gun. I drag it everywhere and yes bumped my new Shogun LDC (mounted on the marauder) on the door facing less than 1 hour after receiving it this very morning. No damage though due to Donny's fine work. I have handed the Cricket to a total gun nut I know and his reaction was just like yours but being older he turned blue much quicker. lol ;)

Don't be hard on Joe. BBQ'ing stock is a natural thing. Joe's radar is a bit skewed though because the stock I BBQ did "Moo" at one time before it's cooking!
I think it's because he shoots too much paper when he needs to shoot some meat. It's a logical "misteak"! :p

Thurmond
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Joe knows I'm joking and even a little envious he has done some very nice stock referbs 
I've made some pretty big boo boos trying out different wood finish techniques.
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Hey I hope he knows I am joking too. Hey Joe you do some GREAT refurbs. If I shot .177's you would have already sold me one or more (as long as the charcoal content was below 2%). lol

@Dirte I am of the same mindset in that what cost a lot WILL be cared for as if it "cost a lot"!

Thurmond. 
 
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"Dirte"Ya I'm on the other end of the spectrum as well. I am one that buys a protector to protect the protector. It drives me crazy to have dirty scratched up things. My toys get dirty and used but get serviced, repaired and cleaned when done. I have the mindset that I work hard for the stuff I have, and it needs to be taken care of. It also gets worse the the older I get....... I just don't lose my temper when something gets scratched now.

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I had a guy try to sell me a $400 custom gun case😅 (fellow woodworker and leather worker) 
I told him the problem with that is that I would have to find a case to protect the case
 
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You will always see my pics with rifles outside and in the woods. If they are that fragile they wouldnt be worth $10 let alone $1600. I have an S510 carbine in walnut, R10 MK2 in walnut and my new wolverine of course in walnut. I take them all camping with me and they always get out in the woods to shoot. They still look great and even tho I take them out in the woods and even been caught in the rain with them they are not beat up or damaged. If they cant be used then they wouldnt be worth buying.

Here is a few pics from memorial weekend camping trip. The wolverine wasnt even 3 days old when I took it camping.

 
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"LDP"You will always see my pics with rifles outside and in the woods. If they are that fragile they wouldnt be worth $10 let alone $1600. I have an S510 carbine in walnut, R10 MK2 in walnut and my new wolverine of course in walnut. I take them all camping with me and they always get out in the woods to shoot. They still look great and even tho I take them out in the woods and even been caught in the rain with them they are not beat up or damaged. If they cant be used then they wouldnt be worth buying.

Here is a few pics from memorial weekend camping trip. The wolverine wasnt even 3 days old when I took it camping.

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I just ordered me a Wolverine in .25. Whose bi pod is on yours?
 
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I handle and transport guns like I handle an expensive camera. As much to preserve accuracy as to keep them in good resale condition. I have guns that I got for pretty and they don't get drug thru the mud. I got user guns that do the real work. Someday my kid will get them all and perhaps she will need the money she can get from the better ones.
 
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