Ever purchase a custom gun second hand?

[PaulS]

I have never found a custom gun that was pre-owned that fit me well. I was wondering if anyone has ever aquired such a weapon and been happy with it.

PaulS

[gunnut69]

I have bought many used customs over the years.  Not from name makers but customs just the same.  The last was a push feed winchester with a Douglas chromoly barrel, all the metal nicely blued and a lovely light weight sporter stock with about a AA figure in the butt section.  The stock had contrasting walnut tip and cap and a Pachmeyer rifle style pad.  It is chambered in the 280 Ackley and came with the correct RCBS die set.  All for $300, of course there was a little problem.  The rifle had been built for a lefty,,,  and the maker had built it with 'cast off' for a left handed shooter, I'm right handed.  In truth, this was one of the rifles selling points(that and the low price).  I am experimenting with stock bending and needed a donor weapon to bend the stock on!!  Here it was!!  If the experiment failures I'll simply restock.  My son is already lobbying for the rifle to wear a really nice curly maple stock that I bought and allowed him to see.  He says he's rooting for the stock to snap...I'm not...
In any case the action alone was worth the puschase price.  The rest is gravy..

[marlinman93]

I have several custom single shot rifles, and one full custom pattern 17 Enfield sporter. They all fit extremely well, and I haven't made any fitttingmodifications to them.
 Two of the single shot rifles are full schuetzen rifles. One a Schoyen Ballard, and the other a Stevens Pope 44 Schuetzen. Both fit like a glove.

[jerrl]

My very favorite rifle is a little .30-06 with a 20" barrel and full stock.  The guy I bought it from purports the gun was made by the Fajen Custom Shop in the early 70's. Whoever did build it did a wonderful job.  I suspect the chamber and the magazine were made extra long because the gun doesn't shoot any factory ammo well but boy with a 165 gr. Sierras loaded way out past the listed OAL and it will cloverleaf every time.  Does anybody know if Fajen marked their custom shop guns in any way??

[Enforcer]

Yes i have bought many and still have these.A custom Enfield #4 Mark 1 Sporter(custom wood,barrel and sights),Mauser M3000 in 284Win(custom barrel),Winchester M1907 in 351SL(custom wood),Carl Gustafs Stads in 6.5 x55 Swed(custom stock and forearm, and bolt),Savage M1899H(custom wood and barrel),Marlin M-375S(custom wood and barrel).Never had any problems,nip here and a tuck there.

[Buckeye]

9 or 10 over the years,I've always was able to get good deals on custom guns seems like someone will pour the money on one get another Idea sell the first to bank roll th 2nd, I've got a couple now a little 6.5x55 and a 30.06 built on a Remington 03 Springfield,nice guns and I could double my money 2-marrow on 'em if I wanted. I passed up on two great deals in the last few weeks, A little 7x57 built on aMauser action with a butterknife bolt handle,and a full Mannicher stock made out of a fancy grade of walnut it came with a old Weaver K-4 scope and a target with a tight group, all for $350.00 ,I 'm broke or it would be mine.And the other was a Custom 458win. built on a Mauser 3000 action and a High Dollar Syn. stock (GREY) it had flip-up stlye sights ,It was only shot twice,for
$ 850.00

[geronimo.tn]

Second hand custom guns are usually sold for much less than what the original owner paid.
I own a custom rifle made with a pre-64 Model 70 Winchester action, has been rebarreled, tuned, matt blued and fitted to a high grade French walnut stock.  And yes, the one fly in the ointment is the grip to trigger distance is too short for my preference. Was probably made for someone with smaller hands. A minor distraction for a great rifle.
The original owner was deceased and the rifle was part of an estate sale.