DigitalDan,
I agree with your comments. My buddy is retired and is more of a collector then a shooter. He is also left handed which is why he likes the No.1. Most of his customs are on Weatherby actions for that reason. He is willing to build this on a right hand action as it may actually make more sense for a "bench rifle". I hate to say it the process of planning the build and then owning it are the main attractions for him. He bought the dies so he "has" to build something with them! It may sound like I am being critical but I am not, Jerry is a great guy and he has a world more experience then I do, he just has some interesting projects.
Jason