If you owned about 60-70 long guns mostly rifles in various p17 p14 rem 700 mod 70 mkx and others would you consider selling the lot to buy 7 custom rifles matched stocks all fited to you and chambered from 22 centerfire through 505 or something similar or 4 matched pairs maybe.

all from one maker like wff hien empire or someone all crf all fitted to you.

or just keep colecting and have a hodgepoge of all different stuff.

what way to go im puzzled

I would definitely dump that huge stash of pedestrian rifles. But I think you only need 1 best quality medium bore rifle and 1 best quality big bore rifle. Then keep a couple of P14's or P17's because they are fine rifles. Sell the rest and use the money to go hunting.

It's a lot less work to keep 4 rifles clean than 60-70.

For my Professional opinion I charge a professional rate.

bill me

I have helped several friends upgrade thier collections. I tend to agree with 500, a couple of best quailty rifles and a few regulars should do you nicely.
Steve

Depends on why you have rifles to begin with.....

If you are almost exclusively a hunter, and IF the rifles are built with features to facilitate hunting, then I definitely agree with 500 grains.

If you collect them as art, investments, or to impress firends with high status, then I wouldn't bother with the matched pair approach. I would just buy individual pieces, probably pre-owned, of the highest quality and re-sale value I could find and afford. As what you have generally would not meet that "art", investment, or status qualification, it would make sense to sell them to pay for the ones that do.

If your major interest is the mechanical aspects of various designs, and how rifles evolved, function, provide shooter safety, etc., then I'd stay with what you have. In the future then, if a question about a specific design or model comes up, you can go look at one and answer the question(s) thoroughly to your own satisfaction at your own speed.

Ditto if you are an experimenter, who likes to try various modifications to see whether they work, enhance performance, etc.

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Originally posted by CRUSHER:
If you owned about 60-70 long guns mostly rifles in various p17 p14 rem 700 mod 70 mkx and others would you consider selling the lot to buy 7 custom rifles matched stocks all fited to you and chambered from 22 centerfire through 505 or something similar or 4 matched pairs maybe.

all from one maker like wff hien empire or someone all crf all fitted to you.

or just keep colecting and have a hodgepoge of all different stuff.

what way to go im puzzled

Yup.....sure would.

For my hunting - I would liquidate. Buy a top of the line 22lr, 22-250, 7x57 Mauser and a 375 H&H. Spend the rest on fine shotguns from England or the Continent and hunt the world over.

I am definitely for the upgrades. Like you, I had accumulated a pile of firearms over the years. But, that was all I had, an accumulation. Nothing special. Nothing worth showing off, or passing down.
So, I began weeding out, and upgrading. I won't tell what my collection is worth now, but I can say, that high grade rifles definitely accrue value faster than the old pet Mossberg or Mauser. And, once you have a collection of higher grade arms, it makes trading for other high grade arms much easier. All in all, a much better financial, and personal satisfaction gain, than most any investment you may make.

I am going through this process now....sold off a bunch of rifles in order to upgrade, just got to the point of wanting something of better quality for hunting.

Better to spend the money on few quality rifles and hunting than just a closet full of nothing special....

No, in my case I like to have safe full and enjoy the fact that some are for looking nice and some are for using. If I had some expensive rifles (I do), I find they do not get used because I want them pristine.

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Originally posted by buckeyeshooter:
No, in my case I like to have safe full and enjoy the fact that some are for looking nice and some are for using. If I had some expensive rifles (I do), I find they do not get used because I want them pristine.

Agreed!In my hunting & shooting career I have already turned one A5, a Superposed, and a couple of model 70s into $500 guns. Dings, dents, blood, and splatter are unavoidable in the field -especially when hunting elk. I don't neglect or abuse my guns, but they do get used and it shows no matter how careful one is. This is exactly what turns a 98% or 99% gun into a 95% gun of less value.

Teddy ; Summed it up best ! The only interesting weapon is an accurate one gentleman , the rest are just Iron and wood !.

Well now we have Synthetic stocks HUNTING is what they were made for !. Pretty wood is wonderful to admire by the fire with a cocktail in hand after the hunt !. If it's in decent shape load it and shoot it !. If it's to pretty sell it and invest your money in something you will use or enjoy or buy another stock !. Yes Yes I know all about collecting been doing it for near 40 years now . Only one of mine never sees bullets or the light of day . A Drilling in unusual caliber and configuration Dbl barrel Rife single Shot gun !.

Some one asked for a professional opinion are there any of those lady's left around ??

ok I have the pretty ones and the ou shotguns done so for wrench grade hunting rifles in 22 25 338 375 416 458 what maker

custom rifles synthetic stocks without a swing type safty

who to build them?

where can I sell a bunch of rifles at once or trade?